Hanoi (VNA) – The State Bank of Vietnam set the referenceexchange rate for VND/USD at 22,152 VND on December 22, down 2 VND from theprevious day.
With the current trading band of /-3 percent, the ceiling rate appliedto commercial banks is 22,816 VND and the floor rate, 21,488 VND per USD.
The rates listed at commercial during the opening hour saw lightchanges.
Both the selling and buying rates at BIDV were raised by 5 VND, to22,720 VND (buying) and 22,790 VND (selling) for one USD.
On the contrary, Vietinbank cut both its rate by 15 VND, listing the buyingrate at 22,715 VND and selling rate at 22,785 VND per USD.
At Vietcombank, the rates remained the same as yesterday, at 22,720 VND(buying) and 22,790 VND (selling).
Eximbank also maintained the rates at 22,700 VND (buying) and 22,800 VND(selling) per USD, unchanged from December 21.-VNA