With the current trading band of +/-3 percent, the ceiling rate applicable tocommercial banks during the day is 23,827 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,439VND/USD.
The opening-hour rates at commercial banks fluctuated in different directions.
At 8:30am, Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 22,645 VND/USD and the sellingrate at 22,955 VND/USD, both up 5 VND from March 1.
Meanwhile, BIDV raised the buying rate by 10 VND to 22,675 VND/USD and reduced the selling rate by 25 VNDto 22,955 VND/USD./.