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Reference exchange rate down at week’s beginning

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 22,430 VND/USD on February 12, down 10 VND from the last day of the previous week (February 9).
Reference exchange rate down at week’s beginning ảnh 1The daily reference exchange rate isset at 22,430 VND/USD on February 12 (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The StateBank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 22,430 VND/USD onFebruary 12, down 10 VND from the last day of the previous week (February 9).

With the current trading band of  +/- 3 percent, the ceiling rate applied to commercial banks is 23,103 VND/USDand the floor rate 21,759 VND/USD.

The opening hour rates at majorcommercial banks saw slight fluctuations.

[Foreign reserves hit record high of 57 billion USD]

BIDV is listing the buying rateat 22,660 VND/USD and the selling rate 22,730 VND/USD, both up 10 VND fromFebruary 9.

The rates at Vietinbank were cutby 5 VND, being listed at 22,658 VND/USD (buying) and 22,728 VND/USD.

Meanwhile, Vietcombank kept bothrates unchanged at 22,660 VND/USD (buying) and 22,730 VND/USD (selling).-VNA
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