Reference exchange rate kept unchanged on April 5
The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,098 VND/USD on April 5, unchanged from the previous day.
Illustrative photo (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) - The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,098 VND/USD on April 5, unchanged from the previous day.
With the current trading band of +/-3 percent,
the ceiling rate applicable to commercial banks during the day is 23,790
VND/USD and the floor rate 22,405 VND/USD.
The opening-hour rates at commercial banks saw fluctuations.
At 8:25 am, BIDV cut both rates by 5 VND, listing at 22,700 VND/USD (buying) and 22,980 VND/USD (selling).
Meanwhile, Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 22,675 VND/USD and the selling rate at 22,985 VND/USD, both up 5 VND from the end of the previous session on April 4./.
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