FXStreet (Mumbai) – On Wednesday, the Chinese central bank, PBOC, sets USD/CNY midpoint at 6.4626 compared to 6.4559 Tuesday’s close, weakest since July 2011.

The central bank said on Friday that it had begun publishing a yuan exchange rate weighted against a basket of currencies, a move that will eventually loosen the Chinese currency’s link to the greenback and that will let the yuan weaken further.

Meanwhile, China Shanghai Composite index opens up 0.33% at 3522.09.

On Wednesday, the Chinese central bank, PBOC, sets USD/CNY midpoint at 6.4626 compared to 6.4559 Tuesday’s close, weakest since July 2011.

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