Hanoi (VNA) - The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) set the dailyreference exchange rate at 23,148 VND per USD on October 22, down 5 VND fromthe previous day (October 21).
With the currenttrading band of +/- 3 percent, the ceiling rate applied to commercial banksduring the day is 23,842 VND per USD and the floor rate at 22,453 VND/USD.
The openinghour rates at some commercial banks stayed stable.
At 8:15 am,Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 23,120 VND/USD, and the selling rate at23,270 VND/USD, unchanged from the same time on October 21.
BIDV also keptboth rates unchanged, with the buying rate listed at 23,145 VND/USD and theselling rate at 23,265 VND/USD.
Meanwhile,Techcombank added 1 VND to both rates, listing the buying rate at 23,134VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,274 VND/USD./.