Hanoi (VNA) - The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 24,151 VND/USD on September 18, up 10 VND from the previous day.
With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling rate applicable for commercial banks during the day is 25,359 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,943 VND/USD.
At major commercial banks, the opening hour rates went up.
At 8: 37am, Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 24,460 VND/USD and the selling rate at 24,800 VND/USD, both up 80 VND from September 17.
Similarity, BIDV raised both rates by 90 VND, posting the buying rate at 24,470 VND/USD and the selling rate at 24,810 VND/USD./.
Reference exchange rate goes down at week’s beginning
The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 24,137 VND/USD on September 16, down 35 VND from the last working day of the previous week (September 13).