Reference exchange rate up 18 VND at week’s beginning

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange at 25,182 VND/USD on July 28, up 18 VND from the last work day of the previous week.

Monday, July 28, 2025 08:45

Hanoi (VNA) - The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange at 25,182 VND/USD on July 28, up 18 VND from the last work day of the previous week.

With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling rate applicable for commercial banks during the day is 26,441 VND/USD and the floor rate 23,923 VND/USD.

At 8:15 am, the opening-hour rates at major commercial banks remained stable.

Both Vietcombank and BIDV listed the buying rate at 25,960 VND/USD and the selling rate at 26,320 VND/USD, unchanged from the July 25 morning session./.

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