Reference exchange rate down on February 22
Hanoi (VNA) – The
State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,125 VND per
USD on February 22, down 9 VND from the last working day of previous week
(February 19).
With the current trading band of +/-3 percent, the
ceiling rate applied to commercial banks on the day is 23,819 VND/USD and the
floor rate 22,431 VND/USD.
The rates listed at commercial banks saw slight
fluctuation.
At 8:25 am, Vietcombank listed the buying rate at
22,900 VND/USD, and the selling rate 23,110 VND/USD, unchanged from February 19.
Similarly, the rates at Vietinbank were maintained
unchanged at 22,875 VND/USD (buying) and 23,122 VND/USD (selling).
Meanwhile, BIDV added 15 VND to both rates,
listing the buying rate at 22,925 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,124
VND/USD.
Last week, the reference exchange rate was adjusted down on
February 17, the first working day after the week-long Tet holiday, but up on
the following days./.