Reference exchange rate up 2 VND on March 16

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Hanoi (VNA) - The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,188 VND/USD on March 16, up 2 VND from the previous day.

With the current trading band of  +/-3 percent, the ceiling rate applicable to commercial banks during the day is 23,883 VND/USD VND/USD and the floor rate 22,493 VND/USD.

The opening-hour rates at commercial banks saw only slight fluctuations.

At 8:30 am, Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 22,720 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,030 VND/USD, unchanged from March 15.

BIDV cut 5 VND from both rates, listing the buying rate at 22,750 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,030 VND/USD (selling)./.

VNA