Hanoi, (VNA) - TheState Bank of Vietnam adjusted the daily reference exchange rate down for thethird consecutive day on October 17, setting the rate at 22,715 VND/USD, adecrease of 2 VND from October 16.
With the current trading band of +/- 3 percent, the ceiling rate appliedto commercial banks during the day is 23,396 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,034VND/USD.
The opening hour rates at commercial banks stayedstable compared to October 16.
Both Vietcombank and BIDVmaintained the same rates as on the previous day, listing the buying rate at23,295 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,375 VND/USD.
Techcombank also kept both ratesunchanged at 23,275 VND/USD (buying) and 23,380 VND/USD (selling).
The reference exchange rate hasbeen on a downward trend since the beginning of this week (October 15).-VNA