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Reference exchange rate going up on January 9

With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling rate applicable for commercial banks during the day is 26,383 VND/USD, and the floor rate 23,871 VND/USD.

Reference exchange rate going up on January 9 (Photo: VNA)
Reference exchange rate going up on January 9 (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 25,127 VND/USD on January 9, up 2 VND from the previous day.

With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling rate applicable for commercial banks during the day is 26,383 VND/USD, and the floor rate 23,871 VND/USD.

At 8:20 am, the buying and selling rates at major commercial banks also saw increases.

Both Vietcombank and BIDV listed the buying rate at 26,082 VND/USD and the selling rate at 26,383 VND/USD, up 2 VND from the January 8 morning session./.

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