China yuan weakens to 6.1625 against USD on Monday

The value of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 44 points to 6.1625 against the U.S. dollar in its central parity on Monday, 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.