Reference exchange rate up 9 VND

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Hanoi (VNA) - The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily referenceexchange rate for the US dollar at 23,201 VND/USD on July 28, up 9 VND from theprevious day.

With thecurrent trading band of +/-3 percent, the ceiling rate applicable to commercialbanks during the day is 23,897 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,504 VND/USD.

Theopening-hour rates at many commercial banks increased.

At 8:30 am,BIDV listed the buying rate at 23,240 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,520VND/USD, both up 5 VND from July 27.

Vietcombank alsoraised both rates by 10 VND to 23,210 VND/USD (buying) and 23,520 VND/USD(selling)./.

VNA