With thecurrent trading band of +/-5%, the ceiling rate applicable to commercial banksduring the day is 24,836 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,471 VND/USD.
Theopening-hour rates at commercial banks decreased.
At 8:30 am,BIDV listed the buying rate at 23,460 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,740VND/USD, both down 15 VND from the end of December 13.
Meanwhile,Vietcombank cut both rates by 50 VND to 23,390 VND/USD (buying) and 23,700VND/USD (selling)./.