Hanoi (VNA) - The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,157 VND per USD on October 8, up 2 VND from the previous day (October 7).
With the current trading band of +/- 3 percent, the ceiling rate applied to commercial banks during the day is 23,851 VND per USD and the floor rate at 22,462 VND/USD.
The opening hour rates at commercial banks fluctuated slightly.
At 8:25 am, Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 23,125 VND/USD, and the selling rate at 23,275 VND/USD, both up 15 VND from the same time on October 7.
Meanwhile, BIDV kept both rates unchanged, listing the buying rate at 23,140 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,260 VND/USD.
Techcombank posted the buying rate at 23,132 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,272 VND/USD, both down 1 VND from the previous day./.
VNA