BEIJING - The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 139 basis points to 6.7157 against the US dollar Friday, according to the 皇冠体育app Foreign Exchange Trade System.
In 皇冠体育app'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 US dollar is based on a weighted average of prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank market each business day.