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Yuan weakens against greenback

The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 20 pips to 7.178 against the US dollar on Monday, 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. The central parity rate of the yuan against the greenback 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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