Reference exchange rate down 6 VND

The reference exchange rate for VND-USD at the opening of the week was set by the State Bank at 22,039 VND for one USD, down 6VND from the end of last week.
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Hanoi (VNA) – The reference exchange rate for VND-USD at the opening of the week was set by the State Bank at 22,039 VND for one USD, down 6VND from the end of last week.

With the current trading band of +/-3 percent, the ceiling exchange rate is 22,702 VND and the floor rate, 21,376 VND per USD.

The rates listed by commercial banks saw almost no change in the opening hours, with major banks such as Vietcombank, BIDV, Eximbank and Techcombank keeping the buying-selling rates at the same levels as the end of last week.

The rates listed by Vietcombank were 22,295 VND (buying) and 22,365 VND (selling) per USD.

BIDV listed the rates at 22,300 VND (buying) and 22,370 VND (selling), while at Eximbank, one USD is bought for 22,280 VND and sold for 22,360 VND.

At Techcombank, the rates were listed at 22,280 VND (buying) and 22,390 VND (selling).-VNA

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