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Chinese yuan weakens to 6.8495 against USD Tuesday

Xinhua, November 15, 2016 Adjust font size:

The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 204 basis points to 6.8495 against the U.S. dollar Tuesday, 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. Enditem

(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robo