The daily reference VND/USD exchange rate on January 19 is kept unchanged from the previous day at 22,406 VND/USD (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on January 19kept the daily reference VND/USD exchange rate unchanged from the previous dayat 22,406 VND/USD.
With the current trading band of +/- 3 percent, the ceiling rate appliedto commercial banks during the day is 23,075 VND/USD and the floor rate 21,739VND/USD.
The opening hour rates at commercial banks stayed rather stable, withVietcombank maintaining the same rates as on January 18. The greenback isbought at 22,675 VND/USD and sold at 22,745 VND/USD at the bank.
Vietinbank listed the rates at 22,677 VND/USD (buying) and 22,747(selling), both up 2 VND as compared to a day earlier.
Meanwhile, Techcombank also kept the rates unchanged from January 18, at22,665 VND/USD (buying) and 22,755 (selling).-VNA
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The daily reference VND/USD exchange rate on January 19 is kept unchanged from the previous day at 22,406 VND/USD (Photo: VNA) 
