With the current trading band of +/-5%, theceiling rate applicable to commercial banks during the day is 24,858 VND/USDand the floor rate 22,490 VND/USD.
The opening-hour rates at commercial banks fluctuatedin different directions.
At 8:40am, Vietcombank listed the buying rate at24,578 VND/USD and the selling rate at 24,858 VND/USD, both up 8 VND from theend of November 18.
Meanwhile, BIDV cut 1 VND from both rates, listingthe buying rate at 23,617 VND/USD and the selling rate at 24,857 VND/USD(selling).
During the week from November 14-18, the daily referenceexchange rate was on a downward trend, ending the week down 3 VND./.