Reference exchange rate up 9 VND on August 3

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Hanoi (VNA)- The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the USdollar at 23,163 VND/USD on August 3, up 9 VND from the previous day.

With the current trading band of +/-3 percent, the ceilingrate applicable to commercial banks during the day is 23,858 VND/USD and thefloor rate 22,468 VND/USD.

The opening-hour rates at many commercial banks tended todecrease.

Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 23,190 VND/USD and theselling rate at 23,500 VND/USD, both unchanged from August 2.

Meanwhile, BIDV cut both rates by 5 VND, listing at 23,215VND/USD (buying) and 23,495 VND/USD (selling)./.

VNA