Reference exchange rate up 13 VND

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,140 VND per USD on January 12, up 13 VND from the previous day.
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Hanoi (VNA) - The StateBank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,140 VND per USD onJanuary 12, up 13 VND from the previous day. 

With the current trading band of +/-3percent, the ceiling rate applied to commercial banks during the day is 23,833VND/USD and the floor rate, 22,446 VND/USD.

The opening hour rates at somecommercial banks slightly fluctuated.

At 8:25 am, Vietcombank listed thebuying rate at 23,950 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,160 VND/USD, unchangedfrom January 11.

Meanwhile, BIDV kept both ratesunchanged, listing the buying rate at 22,970 VND/USD, down 10 VND, and theselling rate at 23,170 VND/USD, up 10 VND.

The rates at Vietinbank are keptunchanged from January 11 at 22,923 VND/USD (buying) and 23,158 VND/USD(selling)./.
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