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Reference exchange rate up 5 VND at week’s beginning

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,201 VND/USD on February 3, up 5 VND from the last working day of previous week (January 31).
Reference exchange rate up 5 VND at week’s beginning ảnh 1Transactions at Techcombank (Source: Techcombank)

Hanoi (VNA) - The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily referenceexchange rate at 23,201 VND/USD on February 3, up 5 VND from the last working day of previous week (January 31).

With the current trading band of  +/-3percent, the ceiling rate applied to commercial banks during the day is 23,897 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,504 VND/USD.

The opening hour rates at most commercialbanks rose strongly compared to January 31.

At 8:20 am, Vietcombank listed the buyingrate at 23,135 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,305 VND/USD, up 60 VND from the same time on January 31.

Meanwhile, BIDV added 45 VND to both rates, with the buying rate listedat 23,170 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,310 VND/USD.

Techcombank listed the buying rate at 23,165 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,305VND/USD, up 45 VND from January 31.

Last week (January 27 to 31), banks closed for the first three days forthe Lunar New Year holiday. After the holiday, the reference exchange ratefollowed a rising trend, up a total 26 VND on the last two days./.
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