China's currency stabilises after 3-day slide
Yuan effectively devalued by 4.4% based on official rate - steepest drop since 1994
Hong Kong
CHINA'S currency, the renminbi, stabilised on Friday, ending a three-day plunge that shook markets globally and caused the renminbi's steepest devaluation in decades.
For the first time since Tuesday, the country's central bank - People's Bank of China (PBOC) - set the official exchange rate of the renminbi higher - although only slightly - against the dollar.
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