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Yuan weakens against greenback

The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 10 pips to 7.1738 against the US dollar on Friday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade 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.

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