Chinese yuan weakens to 6.9457 against USD Thursday

BEIJING, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 19 pips to 6.9457 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. dol