The offshore Chinese yuan settled at 7.2582 after hitting 7.2730 the previous day, its lowest level since the end of July.
Analysts said the Japanese currency has already set some geopolitical risk premium.
The US dollar fell to its lowest level in a week against its major counterparts on Wednesday, as investors became increasingly cautious about President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff pledges as they rebalanced their investment portfolios before the end of the month.
