According to VietNamNet , the State Bank announced the central exchange rate on April 17 at 24,231 VND/USD, up 90 VND compared to yesterday's listed rate. With the above adjustment, this is the strongest increase in the central exchange rate in the past year.
The central exchange rate today (April 17) continued to increase sharply from yesterday. On April 16, the central exchange rate also increased by 45 VND compared to the previously listed rate.
Thus, after 2 sessions, the central exchange rate has increased by 135 VND.
With a margin of 5%, commercial banks are currently allowed to trade at a ceiling rate of VND25,443/USD and a floor rate of VND23,019/USD.
The selling rate was also increased by 94 VND by the State Bank of Vietnam, while the buying rate remained unchanged, bringing the buying and selling range to 23,400-25,392 VND/USD.
USD prices at commercial banks increased. Photo: Nam Khanh
The USD/VND exchange rate at commercial banks continued to be adjusted upward, with a common range of 77-122 VND compared to yesterday morning. The USD selling price at all banks has exceeded 25,400 VND/USD.
This morning, many banks continued to raise the USD price to the ceiling level allowed and far exceeded the reference selling price at the State Bank of Vietnam. This is the third consecutive session that the USD exchange rate at banks has been listed at the ceiling level.
According to a survey at 10:45 a.m. on April 17, Vietcombank listed the USD price at 25,100-25,440 VND/USD (buy - sell), an increase of 122 VND for buying and 92 VND for selling compared to yesterday afternoon. This is the highest listed USD price at this bank so far.
Similarly, VietinBank this afternoon also adjusted the USD price up by 77 VND for buying and 95 VND for selling compared to noon on April 16, buying at 25,102 VND/USD and selling at 25,443 VND/USD.
Meanwhile, Techcombank bought USD at 25,197 VND/USD and sold at 25,442 VND/USD, up 115 VND in buying and 94 VND in selling compared to noon on April 16.
Sacombank listed the USD price at 25,170-25,440 VND/USD (buy - sell), up 105 VND for buying and up 95 VND for selling compared to yesterday afternoon.
Since the beginning of the year, each USD in the bank has increased by more than 1,000 VND, equivalent to nearly 4.2%.
In the free market, the USD price continues to increase. The free USD price this morning was commonly traded around 25,520-25,670 VND/USD (buy - sell). Compared to the previous session, the free USD price today increased by 50 VND in the buying direction and increased by 70 VND in the selling direction.
The gap between USD prices in the free market and banks has narrowed.
Illustration photo.
The buying price of USD in the free market is about 300-400 VND higher than that in commercial banks. The selling price of USD in the free market is about 200 VND more expensive than that in banks.
In the international market, the USD price today is still anchored at a high level. The US Dollar Index (DXY) - measuring the fluctuations of the greenback against 6 major currencies - at 11:24 on April 17 (Vietnam time) was at 106.27 points, up 0.01% compared to the previous session.
Meanwhile, this morning, domestic gold prices fell amid strong fluctuations in the world market as precious metal prices were torn between market factors. While US retail sales data rose higher than expected, causing the market to change its forecast for interest rate cuts this year from three to two, putting pressure on gold, safe-haven demand became a driving force for this precious metal.
Kitco Chart.
Currently, the spot gold price on Kitco is at 2,382.2 USD/ounce, up 0.2 USD, equivalent to 0.01% of the value compared to the previous closing session. Converted according to the exchange rate at Vietcombank, the world gold price is being traded at 70.6 million VND/tael, lower than the domestic gold price by about 11.2 million VND/tael, according to Thoi Dai .
KHANH LINH (t/h)
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