Reference exchange rate kept unchanged hinh anh 1The daily reference VND/USD exchange rate on January 19 is kept unchanged from the previous day at 22,406 VND/USD (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on January 19 kept the daily reference VND/USD exchange rate unchanged from the previous day at 22,406 VND/USD.

With the current trading band of  +/- 3 percent, the ceiling rate applied to commercial banks during the day is 23,075 VND/USD and the floor rate 21,739 VND/USD.

The opening hour rates at commercial banks stayed rather stable, with Vietcombank maintaining the same rates as on January 18. The greenback is bought at 22,675 VND/USD and sold at 22,745 VND/USD at the bank.

Vietinbank listed the rates at 22,677 VND/USD (buying) and 22,747 (selling), both up 2 VND as compared to a day earlier.

Meanwhile, Techcombank also kept the rates unchanged from January 18, at 22,665 VND/USD (buying) and 22,755 (selling).-VNA
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