Reference exchange rate up strongly at week’s beginning

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,167 VND per USD on June 21, up 19 VND from the last working day of previous week (June 18).
Reference exchange rate up strongly at week’s beginning ảnh 1The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,167 VND per USD on June 21 (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rateat 23,167 VND per USD on June 21, up 19 VND from the last working day of previousweek (June 18).

Withthe current trading band of  +/- 3 percent, the ceiling rate applied tocommercial bank during the day is 23,862 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,572VND/USD.

Therates listed at commercial banks all went up strongly.

At8:40 am, the rates at Vietcombank stood at 22,870 VND/USD (buying) and 23,100VND/USD (selling), both up 40 VND from June 18.

BIDV added 35 VND to both rates, listing the buying rate at 22,900VND and the selling rate at 23,100 VND/USD.

During the week from June 14 to June 18, the daily reference exchange rate wasadjusted down on Monday but then around to follow an upward trend until the endof the week. It ended the week up 49 VND compared to the rate on Monday./.

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