Reference exchange rate up 4 VND on January 10

With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling rate applicable for commercial banks during the day is 26,388 VND/USD, and the floor rate 23,874 VND/USD.

Saturday, January 10, 2026 09:35

Hanoi (VNA) – The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 25,131 VND/USD on January 10, up 4 VND from the previous day.

With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling rate applicable for commercial banks during the day is 26,388 VND/USD, and the floor rate 23,874 VND/USD.

At 8:30 am, the buying and selling rates at major commercial banks also saw increases.

Both Vietcombank and BIDV listed the buying rate at 26,087 VND/USD and the selling rate at 26,387 VND/USD, up 4 VND from the January 9 morning session./.

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