With thecurrent trading band of +/-3 percent, the ceiling rate applicable to commercialbanks during the day is 23,793 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,407 VND/USD.
Theopening-hour rates at many commercial banks saw decreases.
At 8:20 am,Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 22,520 VND/USD and the selling rate at22,830 VND/USD, both down 10 VND compared to the rates at the end of January 19.
BIDV also cutboth rates by 10 VND to 22,560 VND/USD (buying) and 22,840 VND/USD (selling)./.