December 26, 2017 | 14:38 (GMT+7)
Reference exchange rate continues to go down
The State Bank of Vietnam continued to adjust the daily reference exchange rate down for the second day in a row on December 26, to 22,425 VND/USD, a reduction of 5 VND from the previous day.
With the current trading band of +/-3 percent, the ceiling rate applied to commercial banks during the day is 23,088 VND and the floor rate 21,752 VND/USD.
The opening hour rates at major commercial banks saw only slight changes.
Vietinbank adjusted both rates down by 5 VND to 22,675 VND/USD (buying) and 22,745 VND/USD (selling).
Meanwhile, the rates remained the same at Vietcombank and BIDV.
Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 22,675 VND/USD and selling rate at 22,745 VND/USD, unchanged from December 25.
The greenback is being bought at 22,680 VND and sold at 22,750 VND/USD, the same as on the previous day.
Source: VNA