With the current trading band of +/-3 percent, the ceiling rate applicable tocommercial banks during the day is 23,806 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,420VND/USD.
The opening-hour rates at commercial banks all rose.
At 8:15am, Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 22,620 VND/USD and the sellingrate 22,930 VND/USD, both up 30 VND from the same time on February 17.
BIDV also raised both rates by 30 VND to 22,640 VND/USD (buying) and 22,920VND/USD (selling).
Duringthe week from February 14 to 18, the reference exchange rate followed an upwardtrend during the first three days before turning around on Thursday and stayedunchanged on Friday. It ended the week up 17 VND from Monday./.