Hanoi (VNA) – The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange at 25,028 VND on June 23, down 3 VND from the last work day of the previous day.
With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling rate applicable for commercial banks during the day is 26,279 VND/USD and the floor rate 23,777 VND/USD.
At 8:25 am, the opening-hour rates at major commercial banks also slightly decreased.
Both Vietcombank and BIDV listed the buying rate at 25,919 VND/USD and the selling rate at 26,279 VND/USD, down 3 VND from the June 20 morning session./.

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