Reference exchange rate down 6 VND

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,117 VND per USD on January 7, down 6 VND from the previous day.
Reference exchange rate down 6 VND ảnh 1The State Bank of Vietnam sets the daily reference exchange rate at 23,117 VND per USD on January 7, down 6 VND from the previous day. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily referenceexchange rate at 23,117 VND per USD on January 7, down 6 VND from the previousday.

With thecurrent trading band of /-3 percent, the ceiling rate applied to commercialbanks during the day is 23,810 VND/USD and the floor rate, 22,423 VND/USD.

The openinghour rates at some commercial banks remained stable.

At 8:25 am,Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 22,980 VND/USD and the selling rate at23,190 VND/USD, unchanged from January 6.

BIDV also keptboth rates unchanged from the previous day, listing the buying rate at 23,010VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,190 VND/USD.

Meanwhile,the rates at Vietinbank were cut down by 10 VND to 22,938 VND/USD (buying) and23,173 VND/USD (selling)./.
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