Reference exchange rate revised up by 1 VND

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,221 VND per USD on July 24, up 1 VND from the previous day.
Reference exchange rate revised up by 1 VND ảnh 1Illustrative image (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The State Bankof Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,221 VND per USD on July24, up 1 VND from the previous day.

With the current trading band of +/-3percent, the ceiling rate applied to commercial banks during the day is 23,918VND/USD and the floor rate at 22,524 VND/USD.

The opening hour rates at commercialbanks stayed stable.

At 8:30 am, Vietcombank listed thebuying rate at 23,060 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,270 VND/USD, bothunchanged from July 23.

BIDV kept both rates unchanged fromthe previous day, listing the buying rate at 23,090 VND/USD and the sellingrate at 23,270 VND/USD.

Both rates at Techcombank alsoremained unchanged at 23,075 VND/USD (buying) and 23,275 VND/USD (selling)./.
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