Briefly

Loan prime rates remain unchanged

China's one-year loan prime rate, a market-based benchmark lending rate, came in at 3 percent on Monday, unchanged from the previous month. The over-five-year LPR, on which many lenders base their mortgage rates, remained unchanged from the previous reading of 3.5 percent, said the National Interbank Funding Center.

Yuan weakens against greenback

The central parity rate of the yuan weakened 20 pips to 6.8150 against the US dollar on Monday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.

XINHUA-CHINA DAILY