The Chinese yuan weakened against the U.S. dollar in the late Asian session on Friday amid the prospect of a slowdown in the economy.

Against the greenback, the yuan fell to more than a 2-year low of 6.2702 from an early high of 6.2073. At yesterday's close, the yuan was trading at 6.2589 against the greenback.

If the yuan extends its downtrend, it is likely to find support around the 6.28 area.

The People Bank of China set today's central parity rate for yuan at 6.1475 per dollar, compared to Thursday's reference rate of 6.1379. The central bank sets the reference rate every morning and allows the currency to move upto 2 percent from that level.

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