Hanoi (VNA) - TheState Bank of Vietnam continued to adjust the daily reference exchange rate upon October 19, setting the rate at 22,719 VND per USD, an increase of 2 VNDfrom the previous day.
With the current trading band of +/- 3percent, the ceiling rate applied to commercial banks during the day is 23,400VND/USD and the floor rate 22,037 VND/USD.
The opening hour rates atcommercial banks stayed stable.
Both Vietcombank and BIDV kepttheir rates unchanged from October 18, listing the buying rate at 23,295VND/USD, and the selling rate at 23,385 VND/USD.
Techcombank also maintained thesame rates as on the previous day at 23,275 VND/USD (buying) and 23,385 VND/USD(selling).
The reference exchange rate wason a downward trend since the beginning of this week (October 15) before goingup on October 18.-VNA