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Reference exchange rate up by 5 VND

The State Bank of Vietnam set its reference VND/USD exchange rate at 22,396 VND/USD on May 31, up 5 VND from the day ago.
Reference exchange rate up by 5 VND ảnh 1The reference VND/USD exchange rate is set at 22,396 VND/USD on May 31 (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA)– The State Bank of Vietnam set its reference VND/USD exchange rate at 22,396 VND/USDon May 31, up 5 VND from the day ago.

With the current  +/- 3 percent VND/USD trading band, the ceiling exchange rateis 23,067 VND per USD and the floor rate is 21,725 VND per USD.

At opening hours, major commercial banks made slight changes to their rates.

Vietcombank listed its buying rate at 22,675 VND/USD and its selling rate at 22,745VND/USD, down 15 VND from the day ago.

Techcombank adjusted its buying and selling rates down by 20 VND to 22,650 VNDand 22,760 VND, per USD.

Meanwhile, BIDV set its buying and selling rates at 22,675 VND and 22,745 VND, down10 VND.-VNA
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