Dollar prices ease Friday morning. — Photo misa.com.vn

HA NOI (Biz Hub) — The exchange rates in commercial banks tended to ease on Friday morning after hitting the ceiling over the last two days.

While the Asia Commercial Bank maintained the dollar's buying rate at VND21,155 and its selling rate at VND21,235, Vietcombank reduced the rates by six dong, with the buying and selling rates being VND21,180 and VND21,240 respectively.

Vietinbank lowered the dollar buying and selling rates by 25 dong to reach VND31,170 and VND21,230, respectively, while Eximbank reduced them by 20 dong and 10 dong to end at VND21,155 and VND21,235 respectively.

At the Bank for Investment and Development of Viet Nam, the buying rate was up five dong at VND21,180 per dollar, and the selling rate was down 10 dong at VND21,230 per dollar.

The State Bank of Viet Nam said the recent increases in the dollar rates were mainly due to psychological factors, were within the permitted range and were not worrying.

The central bank was capable of interfering strongly in the monetary market if necessary, it added.

The current interbank exchange rate is VND21,036 per dollar.— VNS