PBoC set USD-CNY fixing rate at 6.3963 this morning, compared with yesterday's close of 6.3942. In the meantime, CNY-CNH spread narrowed to 453pips yesterday, from 497pips the day before and 628pips last Tuesday when China's central bank kicked off the "one-off devaluation".
Data compiled by State Authority of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) suggest that Chinese companies and residents bought net USD 28.5bn equivalent foreign currencies (mostly in USD) from the commercial banks in July, the highest since March, reflecting rising incentives to hold US dollar in China's onshore market, notes Commerzbank.






