Reference exchange rate goes down 2 VND

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate on March 13 at 22,947 VND per USD, down 2 VND from the previous day (March 12) (Photo: VNA)

With the current trading band of +/- 3 percent, the ceiling rate applied to commercial banks during the day is 23,634 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,260 VND/USD. 

Meanwhile, the opening hour rates at commercial banks stayed stable. 

Both Vietcombank and BIDV kept their rates unchanged from March 12, listing the buying rate at 23,150 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,250 VND/USD. 

Techcombank also continued to maintain the same rates as on March 12, at 23,130 VND/USD (buying) and 23,250 VND/USD (selling).

The rates listed by commercial banks have remained stable since March 1.