China central bank to inject $174 bln via reverse repos on Feb. 3

Reuters
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BEIJING/SHANGHAI, Feb 2 (Reuters) - China's central bank said it will inject 1.2 trillion yuan ($173.8 billion) worth of liquidity into the markets via reverse repo operations on Monday, as the country battles a new coronavirus outbreak.

The People's Bank of China made the announcement in a statement published on its website on Sunday. It also said that the total liquidity in the banking system will be 900 billion yuan higher than the same period in 2019. ($1 = 6.9040 Chinese yuan renminbi) (Reporting by Leng Cheng in Beijing and Brenda Goh in Shanghai; Editing by Lincoln Feast.)