With the current trading band of /-3 percent, the ceiling rate appliedto commercial banks during the day is 23,000 VND and the floor rate, 21,660 VNDper USD.
On the contrary, the rates listed at commercial banks in the openinghour today went down sharply.
Vietcombank cut both rates by 35 VND from the April 19 level, listingthe buying rate at 22,695 VND and the selling rate at 22,765 VND per USD.
At Techcombank, both rates were cut by 20 VND to 22,690 VND (buying) and22,790 VND (selling) per USD.
The buying rate at BIDV was set at 22,705 VND and the selling rate at22,775 VND, both down 35 VND from April 19.-VNA