Reference exchange rate up 1 VND

The State Bank of Vietnam sets daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,176 VND/USD on August 9. (Photo: VNA) 

Hanoi (VNA) - The State Bank ofVietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,176VND/USD on August 9, up 1 VND from the previous day.

With the current trading band of +/-3 percent, the ceilingrate applicable to commercial banks during the day is 23,871 VND/USD and thefloor rate 22,480 VND/USD.

The opening-hour rates at many commercial banksrose.

At 8:27am, BIDV added 5 VND to both rates,listing at 23,255 VND/USD (buying) and 23,535 VND/USD (selling).

Meanwhile, Vietcombank listed the buying rateat 23,220 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,530 VND/USD, both unchanged fromAugust 8./.

VNA