Hanoi, Dec. 17 -- The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 25,146 VND/USD on December 17, up 5 VND from the previous day. With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling rate applicable for commercial banks during the day is 26,403 VND/USD, and the floor rate 23,889 VND/USD. At 8:20, the buying and selling rates at major commercial banks saw decreases. Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 26,123 VND/USD and the selling rate at 26,403 VND/USD, both up 5 VND from the December 16 morning session. Similarly, BIDV also listed the buying rate 26,123 VND/USD and the selling rate at 26,403 VND, up 13 VND and 5 VND, respectively./.

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