Reference exchange rate going up on June 25

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 25,197 VND/USD on June 25, up 5 VND from the previous day.

Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)
Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 25,197 VND/USD on June 25, up 5 VND from the previous day.

With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling rate applicable for commercial banks during the day is 26,457 VND/USD, and the floor rate 23,937 VND/USD.

The opening-hour buying and selling rates at major commercial banks also increased.

At 8:15am, Vietcombank and BIDV listed the buying rate at 26,136 VND/USD and the selling rate at 26,456 VND/USD, both rising 5 VND from the June 24 morning session./.

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