Reference exchange rate rises again hinh anh 1The daily reference exchange rate for August 3 was up 10 VND from the previous day to 22,676 VND/USD (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - The State Bank adjusted the daily reference exchange rate for August 3 up 10 VND from the previous day to 22,676 VND/USD.

With the current trading band of  +/- 3 percent, the ceiling rate applied to commercial banks during the day is 23,355 VND/USD and the floor rate 21,997 VND/USD.

The opening hour rates at commercial banks saw mixed changes from August 2.

Vietcombank raised both rates by 5 VND, listing the buying rate at 23,250 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,330 VND/USD.

Meanwhile, both the rates at BIDV were adjusted down 10 VND to 23,240 VND/USD (buying) and 23,320 VND/USD (selling).

The rates listed at Techcombank also went down by 15 VND to 23,210 VND/USD (buying) and 23,320 VND/USD (selling).

The reference exchange rate was on a rising trend on the first two days of the week from July 30 to August 3. It stood unchanged on Wednesday and went down on the next day before rising again on the last day of the week. Overall, the reference exchange rate has gained 17 VND during the week.

The rates listed at commercial banks saw mixed changes but overall, the rates on Friday showed increases ranging from 20 to 50 VND compared to the beginning of the week.-VNA
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