Hanoi (VNA) - The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) set the daily referenceexchange rate at 23,150 VND per USD onOctober 14, down 4 VND from the last working day of previous week (October 11).
With the current trading band of +/- 3 percent,the ceiling rate applied to commercial banks during the day is 23,844 VND per USD and the floor rate at 22,455 VND/USD.
The opening hour rates at some commercialbanks stayed unchanged from the same time on October 11.
At 8:30 am, Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 23,110 VND/USD, and theselling rate at 23,260 VND/USD, both unchanged from the same time on October 11.
BIDV also kept both rates unchanged, withthe buying rate listed at 23,140 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,260 VND/USD.
Similarly, Techcombank maintained bothrates at the same level as on October 11, listing the buying rate at 23,132 VND/USD and the selling rate at23,272 VND/USD.
During the week from October 7 to 11, thedaily reference exchange rate fluctuated slightly, going up on two days anddown on three days to end the week 1 VND lower than on Monday.
The rates listed at commercial banks alsochanged in different directions but ending the week mostly at the same levelsas at the beginning of the week./.