Hanoi (VNA) - Thedaily reference exchange rate was set at 23,120 VND per USD on August 21, unchangedfrom the previous day (August 20).
With the current trading band of +/- 3 percent, the ceiling rate applied to commercial banks during the day is23,813 VND per USD and the floor rate at 22,426 VND/USD.
The opening hour rates atcommercial banks continued to decrease slightly.
At 8:15 am, BIDV listed thebuying rate at 23,141 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,261 VND/USD, both down3 VND from August 20.
Meanwhile, Vietcombank kept therates unchanged at 23,145 VND/USD (buying) and 23,265 VND/USD (selling).
Techcombank reduced both ratesby 1 VND, listing the buying rate at 23,131 VND/USD and the selling rate at23,271 VND/USD.-VNA