Chinese yuan strengthens to 7.1285 against USD Thursday

BEIJING, July 18 (Xinhua) -- The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 33 pips to 7.1285 against the U.S. dollar Thursday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.

In China's spot foreign exchange 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.