Reference exchange rate up 2 VND at week’s beginning

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Reference exchange rate up 2 VND at week’s beginning (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate on January 14 at 22,837 VND/USD, up 2 VND from the last working day of the previous week (January 11).

With the current trading band of +/- 3 percent, the ceiling rate applied by commercial banks for the day is 23,521 VND/USD and the floor rate is 22,153 VND/USD.

The opening hour rates at commercial banks continued to stay stable.

Vietcombank kept both rates unchanged from January 11, listing the buying rate at 23,155 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,245 VND/USD.

BIDV also maintained both rates at the same levels as on January 11, listing the buying rate at 23,150 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,240 VND/USD.

Both rates at Techcombank remained unchanged at 23,135 VND/USD (buying) and 23,245 VND/USD (selling).

The daily reference exchange rate fluctuated during the week from January 7-11, gaining a total 6 VND.

The rates at commercial banks saw slight mixed fluctuations but ending the week not changing much from the week’s beginning. -VNA

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