Reference exchange rate up 1 VND at week’s beginning
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,161 VND per USD on September 30, up 1 VND from the last working day of previous week (September 27).
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,161 VND per USD on September 30 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) set the daily referenceexchange rate at 23,161 VND per USD onSeptember 30, up 1 VND from the last working day of previous week (September 27).
With the current trading band of +/- 3percent, the ceiling rate applied to commercial banks during the day is 23,855 VND per USD and the floor rate at 22,466 VND/USD.
The opening hour rates at commercial banksstayed stable.
At 8:15 am, Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 23,110 VND/USD and theselling rate at 23,260 VND/USD, unchanged from the same time on September 27.
BIDV also kept both rates unchanged, withthe buying rate listed at 23,140 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,260 VND/USD.
Meanwhile, Techcombank raised both rates by 1 VND, listing the buying rate at 23,132 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,272 VND/USD.
The daily reference exchange ratefluctuated variably throughout the week from September 23 to 27, down on Mondayand Wednesday, and up on Tuesday and Thursday. It ended the week 18 VND higherthan the rate on Monday.
The rates listed at commercial banksfluctuated through the week but ended mostly lower than the levels at theweek’s beginning./.
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The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,161 VND per USD on September 30 (Photo: VNA) 
