China yuan weakens to 6.1475 against USD on Friday

The Chinese currency renminbi, or yuan, weakened 15 basis points to 6.1475 against the U.S. dollar on Friday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading System.

In China's foreign exchange spot 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 U.S. dollar is based on a weighted average of prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank market each business day.