BEIJING - The Chinese currency, or the yuan, on Wednesday gained 74 basis points to 6.5855 per US dollar, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading System.

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On China's foreign exchange spot market, the yuan can rise or fall 0.5 percent from the central parity rate each trading day.

The central parity rate of the RMB against the US dollar is based on a weighted average of prices before the opening of the market each business day.