Oil prices settled mixed on Monday.
The West Texas Intermediate for November delivery gained 2.25 U.S. dollars, or 2.22 percent, to settle at 103.66 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for December delivery lost 31 cents, or 0.28 percent, to settle at 109.55 U.S. dollars a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange.
Crude futures settle mixed
The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 8 pips to 6.7200 against the U.S. dollar Tuesday, 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 strengthens to 6.7200 against USD Tuesday