Reference exchange rate up 8 VND at week’s beginning

Hanoi (VNA) – The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference
exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,159 VND/USD on March 7, up 8 VND from
the last working day of previous week (March 4).
With the current trading band of +/-3 percent, the ceiling rate applicable to
commercial banks during the day is 23,853 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,464
VND/USD.
The opening-hour rates at commercial banks remained stable.
At 8:35am, Vietcombank kept both rates unchanged from March 4 at
22,670 VND/USD (buying) and 22,980 VND/USD (selling).
BIDV also maintained both rates at the same level as on March 4
at 22,700 /USD (buying) and 22,980 VND/USD (selling).
During the week from February 28 to March 4, the
reference exchange rate followed a downward trend on the first three days
before turning around to go up on Thursday and then stayed stable on the last
day. It ended the week up 11 VND from Monday./.