The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,212 VND per USD on March 13, up 15 VND from the previous day.
With the current trading band of +/-3 percent, the ceiling rate applied to commercial banks during the day is 23,908 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,515 VND/USD.
The opening hour rates at most commercial banks all increased.
At 8:25 am, Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 23,095 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,265 VND/USD, both up 15 VND from the same time on March 12.
BIDV also added 15 VND to both rates, with the buying rate listed at 23,125 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,265 VND/USD.
At Techcombank, both the buying and selling rates were adjusted up 26 VND to 23,109 VND/USD (buying) and 23,269 VND/USD (selling).
During the week from March 9 to 13, the daily reference exchange rate fluctuated variably but ended the week up 17 VND.
The rates listed by commercial banks also ended the week down compared to the beginning of the week./.
VNA
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