With thecurrent trading band of +/-3 percent, the ceiling rate applicable to commercialbanks during the day is 23,764 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,380 VND/USD.
Theopening-hour rates at commercial banks continued decreasing.
At 8:30 am,Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 22,460 VND/USD and the selling rate at22,770 VND/USD, both down 10 VND from January 26.
BIDV also cutboth rates by 10 VND, listing the buying rate at 22,510 VND/USD and the sellingrate at 22,790 VND/USD./.