SHANGHAI: China raised the exchange rate for the yuan against the US dollar for the 10th consecutive session Friday, pushing the unit to its highest level in 16 months.

The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) set the value of the yuan -- also known as the renminbi -- at 6.5032 to the dollar, up 0.36 percent from Thursday’s rate, according to data from the Foreign Exchange Trade System.

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