Reference exchange rate up 22 VND on February 26

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 24,668 VND/USD on February 25, up 12 VND from the previous day.

The daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar is set at 24,668 VND/USD on February 26 (Photo: VNA)
The daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar is set at 24,668 VND/USD on February 26 (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 24,668 VND/USD on February 26, up 12 VND from the previous day.

With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling rate applicable for commercial banks during the day is 25,901 VND/USD and the floor rate 23,435 VND/USD.

At 8:29am, both Vietcombank and BIDV listed the buying rate at 25,350 VND/USD and the selling rate 25,710 VND/USD, both up 50 from February 25./.

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