With the current trading band of +/-3 percent, the ceiling rate applicable tocommercial banks during the day is 23,825 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,437VND/USD.
The opening-hour rates at commercial banks rose.
At 8:25am, Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 22,670 VND/USD and the sellingrate at 22,980 VND/USD, both up 20 VNDfrom the rates at the end of February 24.
BIDV also raised both rates by 20 VND to 22,700 VND/USD (buying) and 22,980VND/USD (selling).
During the week from February 21 to 25, the reference exchange rate fluctuatedvariably but ended the week up 13 VND from the rate on Monday./.