Reference exchange rate falls on December 6

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 24,255 VND/USD on December 6, down 11 VND from the previous day.

Friday, December 06, 2024 09:39

Hanoi (VNA) - The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 24,255 VND/USD on December 6, down 11 VND from the previous day.

With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling rate applicable for commercial banks during the day is 25,468 VND/USD and the floor rate 23,042 VND/USD.

At major commercial banks, the opening hour rates also saw sharp decreases.

At 8:27 am, Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 25,164 VND/USD and the selling rate at 25,467 VND/USD, both down 12 VND from December 5.

BIDV reduced the buying rate by 19 VND to 25,170 VND/USD and the selling rate by 12 VND to 25,467 VND/USD./.

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