Reference exchange rate revised down on July 24
The State Bank of Vietnam revised its daily reference exchange rate down by 1 VND to 23,076 VND/USD on the morning of July 24.
Illustrative image (Source: lienvietpostbank.vn)Hanoi (VNA) - The State Bank of Vietnam revised its daily reference exchange rate down by 1 VND to 23,076 VND/USD on the morning of July 24.
With the current trading band of +/- 3 percent, the ceiling rate applied by commercial banks for the day is 23,768 VND/USD and the floor rate is 22,382 VND/USD.
At 8:15, Vietcombank kept the buying rate at 23,155 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,275 VND/USD, unchanged from the same time on July 23.
BIDV also listed the rates at 23,155 VND/USD (buying) and 23,275 VND/USD (selling), both down by 25 VND from the previous day.
Meanwhile, Techcombank reduced the rates by 25 VND from the same time on July 23 to 23,135 VND/USD (buying), and 23,275 VND/USD (selling).-VNA
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