The offshore RMB is up 180 points against the dollar compared with late trading in New York on Thursday.

Xinhua News Agency, May 27 / PRNewswire-FirstCall-Asianet /-- the offshore renminbi (CNH) was trading at 7.0739 yuan against the dollar at 04:59 Beijing time, up 180 points from late Thursday in New York and trading in a range of 7.0986-7.0558 yuan.