Reference exchange rate up 2 VND at week’s beginning
The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate on January 14 at 22,837 VND/USD, up 2 VND from the last working day of the previous week (January 11).
Reference exchange rate up 2 VND at week’s beginning (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – TheState Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate on January 14 at22,837 VND/USD, up 2 VND from the last working day of the previous week(January 11).
With the current trading band of +/- 3 percent, the ceiling rate applied by commercial banks for the day is 23,521VND/USD and the floor rate is 22,153 VND/USD.
The opening hour rates atcommercial banks continued to stay stable.
Vietcombank kept both ratesunchanged from January 11, listing the buying rate at 23,155 VND/USD and theselling rate at 23,245 VND/USD.
BIDV also maintained both ratesat the same levels as on January 11, listing the buying rate at 23,150 VND/USDand the selling rate at 23,240 VND/USD.
Both rates at Techcombank remainedunchanged at 23,135 VND/USD (buying) and 23,245 VND/USD (selling).
The daily reference exchange rate fluctuatedduring the week from January 7-11, gaining a total 6 VND.
The rates at commercial banks saw slight mixedfluctuations but ending the week not changing much from the week’s beginning.-VNA
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Reference exchange rate up 2 VND at week’s beginning (Photo: VNA) 
