The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 9 pips to 6.7904 against the U.S. dollar Friday, 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. dollar is based on a weighted average of prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank market each business day.
Chinese yuan weakens to 6.7904 against USD Friday
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) has reached 4,053, including 1,850 deaths, according to an update released Thursday by the country's health authorities.
A total of 694 patients remain in isolation or hospital care, while 793 people have recovered.
International medical humanitarian organization Medecins Sans Frontieres warned Wednesday that the Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo is "more critical than ever," spreading at an alarming and unprecedented pace with "no sign of slowing down."
Ebola caseload in DR Congo tops 4,000
