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Chinese yuan weakens sharply to 6.2298 against US dollar

(Xinhua) Updated: 2015-08-11 09:54

Chinese yuan weakens sharply to 6.2298 against US dollar

A $100 banknote is placed next to 100 yuan banknotes in this October 16, 2010 file picture illustration taken in Beijing. [Photo/Agencies]

BEIJING - The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened by 1,136 basis points to 6.2298 against the US dollar on Tuesday, according to the 皇冠体育app Foreign Exchange Trading 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.

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