Reference exchange rate on Jan 1: 23,606 VND/USD, drops 6 VND; Pound down but Euro and Yen rising. (Source: WVR)

Today's reference exchange rate at 9:30am, Jan.1, 2023:

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,606VND/USD on Jan.1, down 6 VND from the previous day - December 30/2022 .

The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,606 VND/USD on January 3, down 6 VND from the rate on the last day before the New Year holiday (December 30).

With the current trading band of +/-5 percent, the ceiling rate applicable to commercial banks during the day is 24,787 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,424 VND/USD.

The opening-hour rates at commercial banks saw decreases.

Vietcombank kept both rates unchanged from December 30 the end of the last week, listing the buying rate at 22,410 VND/USD and the selling rate at 22,760 VND/USD.

Meanwhile, BIDV listed the buying rate at 23,405 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,685VND/USD, both down 50 VND from December 30.