“The central bank’s listed inter bank rate yesterday was VND16,989 to the US dollar from 16,494 on Wednesday.

It meant that banks could trade the US dollar at between VND16,479.33 and VND17,498.67.”

“The capital’s Ha Trung Street bustled with the trade of US dollars yesterday afternoon.

Prices ranged between VND17,400-17,600 and while major dealers could buy and sell hundreds of thousands of dollars, the smaller shops confined themselves to buying.”