The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,182 VND/USD on August 5. (Source: VNA)

With the current trading band of +/-3 percent, the ceiling rate applicable to commercial banks during the day is 23,877 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,487 VND/USD.

The opening-hour rates at many commercial banks continued to rise.

BIDV added 15 VND to both rates, listing at 23,275 VND/USD (buying) and 23,555 VND/USD (selling).

Meanwhile, Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 23,230 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,540 VND/USD, both unchanged from August 4.