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Reference exchange rate up on January 8

With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling rate applicable for commercial banks during the day is 26,381 VND/USD, and the floor rate 23,869 VND/USD.

Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)
Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 25,125 VND/USD on January 8, up 3 VND from the previous day.

With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling rate applicable for commercial banks during the day is 26,381 VND/USD, and the floor rate 23,869 VND/USD.

At 8:30 am, the buying and selling rates at major commercial banks also saw increases.

Both Vietcombank and BIDV listed the buying rate at 26,081 VND/USD and the selling rate at 26,381 VND/USD, up 3 VND from the January 6 morning session./.

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