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Reference exchange rate up 12 VND at week’s beginning

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,295 VND/USD on September 19, up 12 VND from the last working day of previous week (September 16).
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Hanoi (VNA) - The State Bank ofVietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,295 VND/USD on September19, up 12 VND from the lastworking day of previous week (September 16).

With the current trading band of +/-3 percent, theceiling rate applicable to commercial banks during the day is 23,993 VND/USD and thefloor rate 22,596 VND/USD.

The opening-hour rates at many commercial banks stayed stable.

At 8:30am, BIDV listed thebuying rate at 23,530 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,810 VND/USD, unchanged from the end of September 16.

Vietcombank also kept both rates unchanged at 23,485 VND/USD (buying) and23,795 VND/USD (selling).

During the week from September 12-16, thereference exchange rate was adjusted down on the first two days but up on therest of the week. It ended the week up 30 VND./.

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