Reference exchange rate up 6 VND at week’s beginning

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,071 VND/USD on June 13, up 6 VND from the last working day of previous week (June 10).

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With the current trading band of +/-3 percent, the ceiling rate applicable to commercial banks during the day is 23,763 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,378 VND/USD.

The opening-hour rates at some commercial banks went up.

At 8:25 am, Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 23,010 VND/USD, and the selling rate at 23,320 VND/USD, both up 10 VND from the rates at the end of June 10.

Meanwhile, BIDV kept both rates unchanged at 23,030 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,310 VND/USD.

During the week from June 6-10, the daily reference exchange rate went down on the first two days and up on the last two days. It ended the week up 3 VND from Monday./.

VNA