Reference exchange rate up 14 VND on May 26
The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,711 VND/USD on May 26, up 14 VND from the previous day.
The State Bank of Vietnam sets daily reference exchange rate at 23,711 VND/USD on May 26. (Photo: VNA)With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling rate applicable for commercial banks during the day is 24,894 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,525 VND/USD.
The opening hour rates at commercial banks saw slight fluctuations.
At 9:00am, Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 23,280 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,650 VND/USD, both up 10 VND from the end of May 25.
Meanwhile, BIDV raised both rates by 5 VND to 23,325 VND/USD (buying) and 23,625 VND/USD (selling).
During the week from May 22-26, the daily reference exchange rate followed an upward trend except for May 23, and ended the week up 27 VND./.
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