Hanoi (VNA) – The dailyreference VND/USD exchange rate set by the State Bank of Vietnam went down 10VND after the three-day New Year holiday to 22,415 VND/USD on January 2.
With the current trading band of+/- 3 percent, the ceiling rate applied to commercial banks during the day is23,078 VND/USD and the floor rate 21,742 VND/USD.
At the beginning of the day, therates listed at commercial banks also dropped compared to December 29, the lastworking day before the holiday.
Vietcombank cut both rates by 10VND, listing the buying rate at 22,665 VND and the selling rate at 22,735VND/USD.
The rates at Vietinbank alsowent down 5 VND to 22,670 VND (buying) and 22,740 VND/USD (selling).
The strongest reduction (15 VND)was seen at BIDV, where the greenback is bought at 22,665 VND and sold at22,735 VND/USD.-VNA