With the current trading band of +/- 3 percent, the floor rate applicable tocommercial banks is 23,826 VND/USD and the ceiling rate 22,439 VND/USD.
The opening-hour rates at commercial banks stayed stable.
At 8:20 am, Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 22,670 VND/USD and theselling rate at 22,980 VND/USD, unchanged from February 18.
BIDV raised the selling rate by 2 VND to 22,693 VND/USD and the buying rate by5 VND to 22,970 VND/USD.
During the week from February 14 to 18, thereference exchange rate followed an upward trend during the first three daysbefore turning around on Thursday and stayed unchanged on Friday. It ended theweek up 17 VND from Monday./.