Hanoi (VNA) - The StateBank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,190 VND per USD onApril 19, down 6 VND from the last working day of previous week (April 16).
With the current trading band of +/-3 percent, theceiling rate applied to commercial banks during the day is 23,886 VND/USD andthe floor rate 22,494 VND/USD.
The rates listed at major commercial banks fluctuatedslightly.
At 8:25 am, Vietcombank listed the buying rate at22,955 VND/USD and the selling rate 23,165 VND/USD, both up 5 VND from April 16.
BIDV kept both rates unchanged at 22,970 VND/USD(buying) and 23,170 VND/USD (selling).
Vietinbank alsomaintained both rates at the same levels as on April 16, at 22,960 VND/USD(buying) and 23,170 VND/USD (selling).
During the week from April 12 to 16, the dailyreference exchange rate fluctuated slightly but ended the week down from thebeginning of the week./.