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State bank adjusts reference exchange rate down by 4 VND

Hanoi, January 18 (VNA) – The State Bank of Vietnam set the reference VND/USD exchange rate at 22,164 VND per USD on January 18, down 4 VND from the day before. 

With the current +/- 3 percent VND/USD trading band, the ceiling exchange rate is 22,830 VND per USD and the floor rate is 21,499 VND per USD. 

In the opening hour, BIDV and Vietinbank listed the buying rate at 22,535 VND per USD, and the selling rate at 22,605 VND per USD. 

In Eximbank, the buying rate was 22,510 VND per USD and the selling rate was 22,610 VND per USD, unchanged from January 17. 

Meanwhile, Vietcombank bought one USD for 22,535 VND, and sold one USD for 22,605 VND, up 5 VND from the previous day.
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