Reference exchange rate on Aug 16: 23,918 VND/USD, up 37 VND
WVR/VNA -The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,918 VND/USD on August 16, up 37 VND from the previous day.
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| Reference exchange rate on Aug 16: 23,918 VND/USD, up 37 VND. (Photo: WVR) |
With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling rate applicable for commercial banks during the day is 25,113 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,772 VND/USD.
The daily reference exchange rate has been continuously adjusted up over recent days. It gained 22 VND during the week from August 7-11. From the beginning of this week (August 14) it has increased by a total 81 VND.
At commercial banks, the opening-hour rates went in different directions.
At 8:15 am, BIDV listed the rates at 23,815 VND/USD (buying) and 24,115 VND/USD (selling), both down 15 VND from the end of August 15.
Meanwhile, Vietcombank added 5 VND to both rates, listing at 23,775 VND/USD (buying) and 24,145 VND/USD (selling).
| No. | Currency | Currency name | Commercial bank rate Buying | Commercial bank rate Selling | *SBV rate Apply for import and export from Jul 3- Aug 9 |
| 1 | EUR | Euro | 25,466.76 | 26,891.81 | 26,152.14 |
| 2 | JPY | Japanese Yen | 160.18 | 169.57 | 166.50 |
| 3 | GBP | Pound | 29,659.83 | 30,923.45 | 30,415.51 |
| 4 | AUD | Dollar Australia | 15,055.34 | 15,696.75 | 15,616.45 |
| 5 | CAD | Dollar Canada | 17,317.65 | 18,055.44 | 17,764.44 |
| 6 | RUB | Russian Ruble | 232.80 | 257.73 | 287.77 |
| 7 | KRW | Korean Won | 15.48 | 18.86 | 18.32 |
| 8 | INR | Indian Rupee | 287.30 | 298.82 | 288.04 |
| 9 | HKD | Hong Kong Dollar | 2,986.66 | 3,113.91 | 3,049.59 |
| 10 | CNY | Chinese Yuan | 3,224.00 | 3,362.00 | 3,305.77 |
Source: WVR)
