Reference exchange rate up 14 VND on February 19 hinh anh 1The daily reference exchange rate is set at 23,228 VND per USD on February 19 (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,228 VND per USD on February 19, up 14 VND from the previous day.

With the current trading band of +/-3 percent, the ceiling rate applied to commercial banks during the day is 23,925 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,531 VND/USD.

The opening hour rates at most commercial banks saw a slight fluctuation.

At 8:20 am, Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 23,135 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,305 VND/USD, unchanged from February 18.

However, BIDV cut 5 VND from both rates, with the buying rate listed at 23,165 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,305 VND/USD.

Techcombank added 5 VND to both rates, listing the buying rate at 23,160 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,320 VND/USD./.
VNA