The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,149 VND per USD on December 28, down 3 VND from the last working day of previous week (December 25).

 

With the current trading band of +/-3 percent, the ceiling rate applied to commercial banks during the day is 23,843 VND/USD and the floor rate, 22,455 VND/USD.

 

 The opening hour rates at some commercial banks were down slightly.

 

At 8:25 am, Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 23,010 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,220 VND/USD, unchanged from December 25.

 

 BIDV cut 5 VND from both rates, listing the buying rate at 23,035 VND/USD (buying) and 23,215 VND/USD (selling).

 

 Meanwhile, the rates at Techcombank were adjusted down 3 VND to 23,015 VND/USD (buying) and 23,215 VND/USD (selling).

 

During the week from December 21-25, the daily reference exchange rate was adjusted up on the first three day but down on the last two, ending the week 3 VND higher than the rate on Monday.

 

The rates listed at commercial banks saw little changes throughout the week./.

VNA