Reference exchange rate up 16 VND
The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,642 VND/USD on April 20, up 16 VND from the previous day.
Illustrative image (Source: VNA)With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling rate applied to commercial banks during the day is 24,824 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,459 VND/USD.
The opening hour rates at commercial banks rose.
At 8:30am, BIDV listed the buying rate at 23,340 VND/USD, and the selling rate at 23,640 VND/USD, both up 15 VND from the end of April 19.
Meanwhile, Vietcombank added 10 VND to both rates, listing at 23,290 VND/USD (buying) and 23,660 VND/USD (selling)./.
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