Hanoi(VNA) - The State Bank of Vietnam lowered its daily reference exchange rate by12 VND to 23,073 VND/USD on the morning of July 31.
With thecurrent trading band of +/- 3 percent, the ceiling rate applied by commercialbanks for the day is 23,765 VND/USD and the floor rate is 22,380 VND/USD.
At 8:15,Vietcombank posted the buying rate at 23,140 VND/USD and the selling rate at23,260 VND/USD, both down 15 VND from the same time on July 30.
BIDV alsoreduced its rates by 10 VND to 23,140 VND/USD (buying) and 23,260 VND/USD (selling).
Meanwhile, Techcombankoffered its rates at 23,130 VND/USD (buying), and 23,260 VND/USD (selling),down 5 VND and 15 VND, respectively, from the same time of the previous day.-VNA