Reference exchange rate up 27 VND on July 6

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,171 VND/USD on July 6, up 27 VND from the previous day.
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Hanoi (VNA) – The State Bank of Vietnam set the dailyreference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,171 VND/USD on July 6, up 27VND from the previous day.

With the current trading band of +/-3 percent, theceiling rate applicable to commercial banks during the day is 23,865 VND/USDand the floor rate 22,477 VND/USD.

The opening-hour rates at some commercial banks continuedwith the upward trend.

At 8:30 am, Vietcombank listed the buying rate at23,195 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,505 VND/USD, both up 15 VND fromJuly 5.

BIDV also raised both rates by 30 VND to 23,220VND/USD (buying) and 23,500 VND/USD (selling)./.

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