Reference exchange rate up 4 VND on October 19

The State Bank of Vietnam sets the daily reference exchange rate at 23,164 VND/USD on October 19. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,164 VND/USD on October 19, up 4 VND from the rate on the previous day.

With the current trading band of  +/-3 percent, the ceiling rate applicable to commercial banks during the day is 23,858 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,469 VND/USD.

The opening-hour rates at commercial banks remained stable.

At 8:25 am, Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 22,630 VND/USD and the selling rate at 22,860 VND/USD, unchanged from October 18.

BIDV also kept both rates unchanged at 22,660 VND/USD (buying) and 22,860 VND/USD (selling).

Similarly, the rates at Vietinbank remained unchanged at 22,635 VND/USD (buying) and 22,855 VND/USD (selling)./.

VNA