Hanoi (VNA) – The StateBank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 22,458 VND/USD onMarch 5, down 10 VND from the rate on the last day of the previous week (March2).
With the current trading band of +/-3 percent, the ceiling rate applied to commercial banks during the day is23,131 VND/USD and the floor rate 21,787 VND/USD.
The opening hour rates at majorcommercial banks stayed stable.
Vietcombank and Vietinbankmaintained the same rates as on March 2. The buying rate at Vietcombank stoodat 22,720 VND/USD and the selling rate 22,790 VND/USD. Meanwhile Vietinbank isbuying the green back at 22,676 VND/USD and selling at 22,746 VND/USD.
The rates at BIDV went up by 5VND, to 22,725 VND/USD (buying) and 22,795 VND/USD (selling).-VNA