Reference exchange rate up at week’s beginning

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 24,337 VND/USD on January 6, up 3 VND from the last work day of the previous week.

Monday, January 06, 2025 08:53

Hanoi (VNA) – The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 24,337 VND/USD on January 6, up 3 VND from the last work day of the previous week.

With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling rate applicable for commercial banks during the day is 25,554 VND/USD and the floor rate 23,120 VND/USD.

At major commercial banks, the opening hour rates saw slight increases.

At 8:31 am, Vietcombank and BIDV listed the buying rate at 25,253 VND/USD and the selling rate at 25,553 VND/USD, both up 3 VND from January 3./.

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