Hanoi (VNA) – The StateBank of Vietnam set the reference exchange rate for VND/USD at 22,155 VND onDecember 23, up 3 VND from the previous day.
With the current trading band of /-3 percent,the ceiling rate applied to commercial banks is 22,819 VND and the floor rate,21,491 VND per USD.
The rates listed at commercial during theopening hour remained stable.
Both the selling and buying rates at BIDV wereraised by 5 VND, to 22,720 VND (buying) and 22,790 VND (selling) for oneUSD.
On the contrary, Vietinbank cut both its rateby 15 VND, listing the buying rate at 22,715 VND and selling rate at 22,785 VNDper USD.
At Vietcombank, the rates remained the same asDecember 22, at 22,720 VND (buying) and 22,790 VND (selling).
Meanwhile, Vietinbank listed the rates at 22,710VND (buying) and 22,780 VND (selling) per USD, down 5 VND in both from December22.-VNA