The USD/CNY fix printed at 7.1696, versus a Bloomberg market consensus of 7.2269.
- The USD/CNY fixing error narrowed to -573pips, versus -898pips yesterday.
- The actual fixing remained within recent ranges. back on March 6th we had a 7.1692 outcome. At face value today's result is unlikely to encourage fresh yuan gains, at least based off this metric.
- USD/CNH is a touch firmer so far today, the pair back above 7.2300, off a little under 0.1% in CNH terms. Recent lows in the pair rest 7.2252.