The yuan ended unchanged at 8.2765 per US dollar on Wednesday, near the stronger end of its managed trading range. The one-year non-deliverable dollar forward discount versus the yuan was at 4,350 points, implying a rate of 7.843 yuan per dollar in 12 months' time. NDFs are a transaction where a forward price is agreed between a customer and a bank, but settlement on the value date is undertaken entirely in US dollars. One-year implied yuan volatility was at 7.75/8.10 percent. The yuan moves in a band of 8.2760 to 8.2800 enforced by the central bank.
Turnover, a strong $1.85 billion on Tuesday, was not immediately available. The yuan weakened to 8.0134 against 100 Japanese yen from 7.9593 on Tuesday and softened against the euro to 10.8612 from 10.8489.