Withthe current trading band of +/-3 percent, the ceiling rate applicable tocommercial banks during the day is 23,818 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,431VND/USD.
Theopening-hour rates at commercial banks decreased.
At 8:20 am, Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 22,540 VND/USDand the selling rate at 22,850 VND/USD, unchanged from January 7.
BIDVreduced both rates by 25 VND, listing the buying rate at 22,550 VND/USD and theselling rate at 22,830 VND/USD.
During the previous week from January4-7, the daily reference exchange rate fluctuated variably, and ended the weekup 4 VND from the rate on January 4, the first working day after the New Yearholiday./.