In 2016, the yuan has been pressured by worries about slowing Chinese economic growth
The yuan fell 0.05 per cent to 6.8121 per dollar as of 5:33 pm in Shanghai
Friday's yuan fix is the lowest since September 2010 and an analyst estimated it could still fall further
The yuan's inclusion could push central banks and sovereign funds to diversify further by increasing their yuan holdings
The inclusion also comes with responsibilities for China
The reserves fell by $15.9 billion to $3.19 trillion in August
Back in July 2005, China broke a decade-long peg to the dollar. The anniversary attracted little attention but set the stage for China's emergence as an economic superpower
It strengthened 74 basis points to 6.6597 against the US dollar
The yuan advanced 0.9%, the most since October, against a 13-currency trade-weighted basket in the 5 days through 22 July
UK's currency pounding cracks door wider for yuan
Central parity rate of the yuan against the US dollar is based on a weighted average of prices
Economists question the importance of market forces in fixing rates
In spot foreign exchange market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by 2% from the central parity rate each trading day.
China's central bank today fixed its central rate for the yuan currency at a four-week low, data showed, despite comments by chief Zhou Xiaochuan that there was no basis for further depreciation
M&A with Chinese characteristics comes up short