On the morning of October 9, the State Bank of Vietnam set its central exchange rate at VND25,629 per US dollar, down five dong from the previous close, VnExpress reports. At the article’s observation time, Vietcombank quoted VND25,680 for buying and VND26,090 for selling, while Techcombank’s cash-dollar range was VND25,621–26,021. The figures illustrate the reported decline in bank rates. They are dated, institution-specific quotes rather than a universal or continuously updated market rate.