Reference exchange rate goes up 5 VND hinh anh 1The daily reference exchange rate for VND/USD was set at 22,443 VND on August 31 (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The daily reference exchange rate for VND/USD was set at 22,443 VND on August 31, up 5 VND from the day before.

With the current trading band of +/- 3 percent, the ceiling rate applied for commercial banks during the day is 23,116 VND and the floor rate 21,770 VND per USD.

Meanwhile, the opening hour rates at major commercial banks stayed flat for another day.

Both Vietcombank and BIDV listed the buying rate at 22,695 VND and the selling rate 22,765 VND per USD, the same as on August 30.

[Foreign exchange reserves at record high of 42 billion USD]

Techcombank also maintained the same buying and selling rates for the third consecutive day, at 22,680 VND and 22,775 VND per USD, respectively.-VNA

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