Reference exchange rate kept unchanged on November 27

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 24,295 VND/USD on November 27, unchanged 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 for the US dollar at 24,295 VND/USD on November 27, unchanged from the previous day.

With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling rate applicable for commercial banks during the day is 25,510 VND/USD and the floor rate 23,080 VND/USD.

At major commercial banks, the opening hour rates were also kept unchanged from the previous day.

At 8:33 am, Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 25,200 VND/USD and the selling rate at 25,509 VND/USD, both unchanged from the morning session of November 26.

BIDV also kept both rates unchanged, posting the buying rate at 25,200 VND/USD, and the selling rate at 25,509 VND/USD./.

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