Reference exchange rate continues to go up on October 19
The State Bank of Vietnam continued to adjust the daily reference exchange rate up on October 19, setting the rate at VND22,719 per USD, an increase of VND2 from the previous day.
The opening hour rates at commercial banks stayed stable.
Both Vietcombank and BIDV kept their rates unchanged from October 18, listing the buying rate at 23,295 VND/USD, and the selling rate at 23,385 VND/USD.
Techcombank also maintained the same rates as on the previous day at 23,275 VND/USD (buying) and 23,385 VND/USD (selling).
The reference exchange rate was on a downward trend since the beginning of this week (October 15) before going up on October 18.