Reference exchange rate up 15 VND on January 30

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,185 VND/USD on January 30, up 15 VND from the last session of the Year of the Pig (January 22).
Reference exchange rate up 15 VND on January 30 ảnh 1The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,185 VND/USD on January 30.(Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - The StateBank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,185 VND/USD onJanuary 30, up 15 VND from the last session of the Year of the Pig (January 22).

With the current trading band of  +/-3percent, the ceiling rate applied to commercial banks during the day is 23,880VND/USD and the floor rate 22,490 VND/USD.

The opening hour rates at mostcommercial banks stayed stable as the week-long Lunar New Year holiday ended onJanuary 29.

At 8:20 am, Vietcombank listed thebuying rate at 23,075 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,245 VND/USD, unchangedfrom the end of January 22.

BIDV also kept both rates unchanged,with the buying rate listed at 23,100 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,240VND/USD.

Techcombank listed the buying rate at23,093 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,233 VND/USD, unchanged from the lastsession of the Year of the Pig./.
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