Hanoi (VNA) - The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at23,159 VND/USD on December 23, down 1 VND from the last working dayof previous week (December 20).
With the currenttrading band of +/-3 percent, the ceiling rate applied to commercial banksduring the day is 23,854 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,464 VND/USD.
The opening hour ratesat most commercial banks stayed stable.
At 8:25 am, Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 23,080 VND/USD and the sellingrate at 23,230 VND/USD, which have remained unchanged for several days.
BIDV also kept bothrates unchanged, listing the buying rate at 23,110 VND/USD and the selling rateat 23,230 VND/USD.
Similarly, Techcombankmaintained both rates at the same level as on December 20, with the buying rate at 23,094 VND/USD and theselling rate at 23,234 VND/USD.
During the week from December 16-20, thereference exchange rate fluctuated variably but ended the week up 5 VND fromthe rate on Monday.
The rates listed atmost commercial banks stayed stable throughout the week./.