Vietnam Business & Weather Briefing (Oct 28): Reference exchange rate kept unchanged
Business Briefing Reference exchange rate: VND 23,693/USD Export news: Vietnam’s aquatic product exports rake in USD 9.39 bln in 10 months Investment news: Vietnam-RoK investment partnership thrives over three decades Weather Forecast Hanoi will be cloudy with scattered rain. Ho Chi Minh City, meanwhile, will have no rain during the daytime Business Briefing Reference exchange rate The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at VND 23,693/USD on October 28, unchanged from the previous day. With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling rate applied to commercial banks during the day is VND 24,877/USD, and the floor rate VND 22,509/USD. The opening-hour rates at commercial banks stayed stable. At 8:30 am, BIDV listed the buying rate at VND 24,597/USD and the selling rate at VND 24,877/USD, both unchanged from the end of October 27. Meanwhile, Vietcombank cut both rates by VND 7, listing at VND 24,560/USD (buying) and the se...