With the current trading band of +/-3 percent,the ceiling rate applicable to commercial banks during the day is 24,100VND/USD and the floor rate 22,700 VND/USD.
The opening-hour rates at many commercial banksincreased sharply.
At 8:30am, Vietcombank raised both rates by 70VND to 23,650 VND/USD (buying) and 23,960 VND/USD (selling).
Meanwhile, BIDV listed the buying rate at23,700 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,980 VND/USD, both up 75 VND from theend of September 29./.