Hanoi, Aug. 26 -- The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange at 25,273 VND/USD on August 26, down 18 VND from the previous day. 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 8:25 am, the opening-hour rates at major commercial banks also saw decreases. Vietcombank listed the buying rate at 26,140 VND/USD and the selling rate at 26,500 VND/USD, both down 20 VND from August 25. The rates at BIDV stood at 26,140 VND/USD and 26,500 VND/USD, down 10 VND./.

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