The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 22,964 VND per USD on March 25, up 7 VND from the last working day of previous week (March 22).
The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 22,964 VND per USD on March 25, up 7 VND from the last working day of previous week (March 22) (Photo: openstock.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) - TheState Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 22,964 VND perUSD on March 25, up 7 VND from the last working day of previous week (March 22).
With the current trading band of +/- 3 percent, the ceiling rate applied to commercial banks during the day is23,652 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,276 VND/USD.
Meanwhile, the opening hour rates atcommercial banks remained stable.
Vietcombank kept both ratesunchanged from March 22, listing the buying rate at 23,150 VND/USD and theselling rate at 23,250 VND/USD.
BIDV also maintained the samerates as on March 22, at 23,155 VND/USD (buying) and 23,255 VND/USD (selling).
The rates at Techcombank stayedthe same as on March 22, at 23,130 VND/USD (buying) and 23,255 VND/USD(selling).
Last week, the daily reference exchangerate was adjusted down on three days and up on two days. It ended the week onMarch 22 at 22,957 VND/USD, 5 VND higher than the rate on the week’s opening.
The rates listed at commercialbanks saw only small changes during the week, with the rates at BIDV andTechcombank on Friday up 5 VND compared to Monday.-VNA
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The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 22,964 VND per USD on March 25, up 7 VND from the last working day of previous week (March 22) (Photo: openstock.vn) 
