Local banks buy US dollar at higher rate.— Photo Dantri.com

HA NOI (Biz Hub) — Several commercial banks in Viet Nam continued increasing dollar prices for bids this Monday morning, ranging from VND21,220 to VND21,230 for buying and selling at the ceiling of VND21,246 per dollar.

The Vietnam Commercial Bank (Vietcombank or VCB) set their buying price at VND21,230 per dollar, an increase of VND10.

Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint-stock Bank (Techcombank) also increased its buying price by VND10 for each US dollar, putting the exchange rate at VND 21,180 per dollar.

Meanwhile, most banks listed their selling price at the highest range of VND 21,246 per dollar.

On the black market, dollar exchange rates last week increased to VND22,000. On Monday, the rate dropped slightly. As one of the most popular forex trading companies in the free market, Quoc Trinh Company buys one US dollar at 21.780 and sells at VND21,850.— VNS.