Lap Xuân is the first of the 24 solar terms. This date is usually fixed on the 4th or 5th of February in the Gregorian calendar and is considered the day when humans harmonize with heaven and earth. According to feng shui experts, Lap Xuân in 2024 falls on February 4th, 2022 in the Gregorian calendar (the 25th of the twelfth lunar month). From 15:27 onwards, it will enter Lap Xuân, marking the beginning of the new year’s fortune.
Due to the feng shui significance of Lap Xuân, many believe that starting important activities such as opening ceremonies, traveling, or starting a new business on this day will bring good luck throughout the year. In addition to these major events, depositing money in a bank on this day is also believed to bring prosperity and wealth throughout the year.
This year, Lap Xuân falls on a Sunday, so those who believe in the day’s auspiciousness for banking transactions can only choose to do online transactions.
What are the interest rates for depositing money on Lap Xuân day in banks?
Our survey conducted at the beginning of February 2024 shows that for the 1-month and 3-month terms, NCB is the bank with the highest deposit interest rates at 3.9% per year and 4.1% per year, respectively. For the 6-month term, ABBank has the highest deposit interest rate at 5% per year. Meanwhile, Nam A Bank offers a deposit interest rate of 5.4% per year for the 12-month term. Some banks offer high interest rates above 5% per year for this term, such as VPBank, OceanBank, BAOVIET Bank, Viet A Bank, and SHB. For the 24-month term, the highest deposit interest rate is 5.85% at NCB, followed by Nam A Bank.
Below is a table of online deposit interest rates at 21 banks.
Table of online deposit interest rates at some banks.
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