Hanoi (VNA) – The StateBank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 22,456 VND/USD onMarch 9, up 13 VND from the previous day.
With the current trading band of+/- 3 percent, the ceiling rate applied to commercial banks during the day is23,129 VND/USD and the floor rate 21,785 VND/USD.
The opening hour rates at majorcommercial banks mostly stay unchanged from March 8.
Both Vietcombank and BIDV maintainedthe buying rate at 22,720 VND/USD and the selling rate at 22,790 VND/USD.
The rates at Vietinbank alsoremained the same as on March 8, at 22,676 VND/USD (buying) and 22,746 VND/USD(selling).
The daily reference exchangerate had been on the declining trend since the start of the week (March 5) beforeturning round to increase on Friday. -VNA