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Reference exchange rate falls slightly on December 4

The daily reference exchange rate is at 25,152 VND/USD on December 4, down 1 VND from the previous day.

The daily reference exchange rate is at 25,152 VND/USD on December 4. (Photo: VNA)
The daily reference exchange rate is at 25,152 VND/USD on December 4. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 25,152 VND/USD on December 4, down 1 VND from the previous day.

With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling rate applicable for commercial banks during the day is 26,410 VND/USD, and the floor rate 23,894 VND/USD.

At 8:20am, the buying and selling rates at major commercial banks during the opening hours also declined.

Both Vietcombank and BIDV listed the buying rate at 26,169 VND/USD and the selling rate at 26,409 VND/USD.

While the rates at Vietcombank dropped 1 VND, the respective ones at BIDV fell 6 VND and 1 VND from the December 3 session./.

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