China forex reserves rise to $3.238 trln in Dec - central bank

China's foreign exchange reserves rose in December, official data showed on Sunday, as the dollar fell against other major currencies.

China's foreign exchange reserves rose in December, official data showed on Sunday, as the dollar fell against other major currencies. The country's foreign exchange reserves - the world's largest - rose more than expected, by $66 billion to $3.238 trillion last month, above the $3.200 trillion tipped by a Reuters poll of analysts and up from $3.172 trillion in November.

The yuan rose 0.52% against the dollar in December, while the dollar last month fell 2% against a basket of other major currencies =USD. China held 71.87 million fine troy ounces of gold at the end of December, up from 71.58 million ounces at the end of November.

The value of China's gold reserves rose to $148.23 billion at the end of December from $145.7 billion at the end of November.

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