Hanoi, July 15 -- The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange at 25,148 VND/USD on July 15, up 22 VND from the previous day. With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling rate applicable for commercial banks during the day is 26,405 VND/USD and the floor rate 23,891 VND/USD. At 8:20 am, the opening-hour rates at major commercial banks also saw increases. Vietcombank and BIDV listed the buying rate at 25,950 VND/USD and the selling rate at 26,310 VND/USD, both up 20 VND from the July 14 morning session.

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