With the current trading band of +/-3, the ceiling rate applicable tocommercial banks during the day is 23,777 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,392VND/USD.
The opening-hour rates at commercial banks stayed stable.
At 8:25am, Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 22,540 VND/USD and the sellingrate at 22,850 VND/USD, unchanged from January 14.
BIDV also kept both rates unchanged at 22,570 VND/USD (buying)and 22,850 VND/USD (selling).
During the week from January 10-14, thereference exchange rate fluctuated but ended the week up 43 VND from thebeginning of the week./.