With the current trading band of +/-5%, theceiling rate applicable to commercial banks during the day is 24,837 VND/USDand the floor rate 22,472 VND/USD.
The opening-hour rates at commercial banks rose.
At 8:30 am, BIDV listed the buying rate at 23,480VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,760 VND/USD, both up 45 VND from the end ofDecember 9.
Meanwhile, Vietcombank kept both rates unchangedat 23,450 VND/USD (buying) and 23,760 VND/USD (selling).
During the week from December 5-9, the dailyreference exchange rate fluctuated variably, ending the week down 1 VND./.