Hanoi, Aug. 27 -- The State Bank of Vietnam kept the daily reference exchange rate on August 27 unchanged from the previous day, at 25,273 VND/USD. With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling rate applicable for commercial banks during the day is 26,537 VND/USD, and the floor rate 24,009 VND/USD. At 8:15 am, however, the opening-hour rates at major commercial banks went up. Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 26,170 VND/USD and the selling rate at 26,530 VND/USD, both up 30 VND from August 26 morning. The respective rates at BIDV stood at 26,185 VND/USD and 26,536 VND/USD, rising 45 VND and 36 VND./.

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