Hanoi (VNA) - The StateBank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,191 VND per USD onOctober 20, down 5 VND from the previous day.
With the current trading band of +/-3percent, the ceiling rate applied to commercial banks during the day is 23,886VND/USD and the floor rate, 22,496 VND/USD.
The opening hour rates at mostcommercial banks stayed stable.
At 8:25 am, Vietcombank listed thebuying rate at 23,060 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,270 VND/USD, bothunchanged from October 19.
BIDV also kept both rates unchangedat 23,090 VND/USD (buying) and 23,270 VND/USD (selling).
Meanwhile, Techcombank cut both ratesby 1 VND, listing the buying rate at 23,068 VND/USD and the selling rate at23,268 VND/USD./.