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The central bank's cut to banks' reserve requirement ratio (RRR) by 50 basis points on Monday will inject an estimated $100 billion cash into the economy.
The People's Bank of China (PBOC) set its official midpoint rate of yuan slightly stronger at 6.5385 per US dollar prior to the market open on Tuesday, a day after it had resumed its easing cycle in the face of mounting pressure on the economy.
On Monday, the currency fixing was set at 6.5452.
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The central bank's cut to banks' reserve requirement ratio (RRR) by 50 basis points on Monday will inject an estimated $100 billion (nearly Rs 6.83 lakh crore) worth of long-term cash into the economy.
Increased money supply will typically put downward pressure on a country's currency, but the PBOC has been taking a slew of measures to cushion the impact of its easing steps on the yuan since early January.