Reference exchange rate up 10 VND at week’s beginning
The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,167 VND/USD on January 6, up 10 VND from the last working day of previous week (January 3).
Hanoi (VNA) - The State Bank of Vietnam set the dailyreference exchange rate at 23,167 VND/USD on January 6, up 10 VND from the last working day of previous week (January3).
With the currenttrading band of +/-3 percent, the ceiling rate applied to commercial banks duringthe day is 23,862 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,472 VND/USD.
The opening hour ratesat most commercial banks stayed stable.
At 8:25 am, Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 23,080 VND/USD and the sellingrate at 23,230 VND/USD, unchanged from the rates during the previous week.
BIDV also kept both rates unchanged, listingthe buying rate at 23,110 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,230 VND/USD.
Similarly, Techcombank maintained the same rates as at the end of lastweek, with the buying rate listed at 23,094 VND/USD and theselling rate at 23,234 VND/USD.
During the week fromDecember 30 – January 3, the reference exchange rate fluctuated variably butended the week down 10 VND from the rate on Monday.
The rates listed atmost commercial banks stayed stable throughout the week./.
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Transaction at Techcombank (Photo: VNA) 
