Reference exchange rate going up on July 17 (Photo: VNA)

With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling rate applicable for commercial banks during the day is 26,435 VND/USD and the floor rate 23,917 VND/USD.

At 8:15 am, the opening-hour rates at major commercial banks continued seeing a slight increase.

Both Vietcombank and BIDV listed the buying rate at 25,980 VND/USD and the selling rate at 26,340 VND/USD, both up 20 VND from the July 16 morning session.