(TBTCO) – In the early morning of December 8, the State Bank (SBV) announced that the central exchange rate of Vietnam Dong increased by 8 VND, currently at 23,959 VND/USD. On the world market, at 6:30 this morning, the Dollar Index (DXY), measuring the USD with 6 major currencies (EUR, JPY, GBP, CAD, SEK, CHF), stopped at 103, 52 points – down 0.61% compared to the transaction on December 7.
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Domestic market developments
* The reference exchange rate at the SBV’s buying and selling exchange increased slightly, currently at: 23,400 VND/USD – 25,106 VND/USD.
* The Euro exchange rate at the SBV Buying – Selling Exchange decreased slightly, currently at: 24,514 VND/Euro – 27,094 VND/Euro.
The USD exchange rate on the free market this morning continued to increase compared to the previous session. In the Hanoi market, at 5:15 a.m., the USD traded (buying – selling) was around 24,633 – 24,673 VND/USD, down 10 VND/USD on the buying side and up 54 VND/USD on the selling side compared to previous trading session.
USD exchange rates at commercial banks buying and selling are as follows:
|
USD rate |
Buy into |
Sold out |
|
Vietcombank |
24,060 VND |
24,430 VND |
|
Vietinbank |
24,030 VND |
24,490 VND |
|
BIDV |
24,130 VND |
24,430 VND |
Euro exchange rates at buying and selling commercial banks are as follows:
|
Euro exchange rate |
Buy into |
Sold out |
|
Vietcombank |
25,443.55 VND |
26,840.64 VND |
|
Vietinbank |
25,341 VND |
26,641 VND |
|
BIDV |
25,657 VND |
26,843 VND |
* JPY exchange rates at commercial banks buying and selling are as follows:
|
JPY exchange rate |
Buy into |
Sold out |
|
Vietcombank |
161.25 VND |
170.69 VND |
|
Vietinbank |
164.42 VND |
174.12 VND |
|
BIDV |
162.14 VND |
170.66 VND |
World market developments
The USD suddenly dropped to trade at 103.52, with a significant loss. Key drivers pushing the greenback lower include discussions of an interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan (BoJ) and the failure to take advantage of positive initial jobless claims in the week ending 1st. /twelfth.
The Japanese Yen established its largest price increase in nearly a year in the last trading session, after Japanese monetary authorities gave a clearer view on changes in monetary policy.
The USD fell 2.62% against the Japanese Yen, to 143.465, after falling rapidly to 3.8% earlier in the session.
The Euro closed the session at 1.07980, up 0.32%.
