BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - The yuan finished at 6.8700 against the US dollar on the over-the-counter (OTC) market, compared with yesterday's close of 6.8600.
On the exchange-traded market, the yuan closed at 6.8750, down from 6.8631 in the previous session, a Guangzhou-based trader with a local bank said.
The yuan traded between 6.8750 and 6.8640 on the OTC market and between 6.8767 and 6.8671 on the exchange-traded market.
The central bank set the yuan central parity rate at 6.8649 to the dollar this morning, compared with 6.8630 the day before.
The yuan's daily trading band is currently set at 0.5 pct.
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