Chinese yuan ends softer

19 Jul, 2005

The yuan on Monday ended two notches softer at 8.2765 per US dollar, near the stronger end of its managed trading range. The one-year non-deliverable dollar forward discount versus the yuan held steady at 4,700 points, implying a rate of 7.808 yuan per dollar in 12 months' time.
The yuan premium on one month non-deliverable forwards rose to 550 points, a level last seen in May and pricing in about a 0.7 percent strengthening in the currency.
One-year implied yuan volatility was traded at 6.25/8.25 percent.
The yuan moves in a band of 8.2760 to 8.2800 enforced by the central bank.
Turnover, which came to a heavy $1.69 billion on Friday, was not immediately available. The yuan weakened to 7.4478 against 100 Japanese yen from 7.3930 on Friday, and ended stronger against the euro at 9.9743 from 10.0054.

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