With the current trading band of +/-3 percent, the ceiling rate applicable tocommercial banks during the day is 23,801 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,401VND/USD.
The opening-hour rates at commercial banks increased.
At 8:30 am, Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 22,700 VND/USD and theselling rate at 23,010 VND/USD, up 10 VND from the closing-hour rates on April8.
BIDV also raised both rates by 5 VND to 22,720 VND/USD (buying) and 23,000 VND/USD(selling).
During the week from April 4 to 8, the daily reference exchange rate followedan upward trend before going down on Friday and ended the week 3 VND higherthan the rate on Monday/.