Off the wire
1st Ld-Writethru: Obama seeks 450 mln USD aid for Colombia  • Xinhua world news summary at 0050 GMT, Feb.5  • Dollar in upper 116 yen level in early Tokyo trading  • Tokyo shares open sharply lower on firmer yen  • FC Utrecht stun PSV to go through in Dutch Cup  • Aussie stocks slip despite resources continuing rally  • Australia's scientific agency to see job cuts for "ignoring climate change"  • Two U.S. energy giants report quarterly losses due to low oil prices  • Lettuce to blame for Aussie salmonella outbreak  • Australia to screen migrants for "radicalization risks": leaked document  
You are here:   Home

Chinese yuan strengthens to 6.5314 against USD Friday

Xinhua, February 5, 2016 Adjust font size:

The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened by 105 basis points to 6.5314 against the U.S. dollar on Friday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading System.

In China's spot foreign exchange market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by 2 percent from the central parity rate each trading day.

The central parity rate of the yuan against the U.S. dollar is based on a weighted average of prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank market each business day. Endi