1st LD-Writethru: Chinese banks report net forex purchase in March

BEIJING, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Chinese banks saw a net foreign exchange purchase last month, data from the country's forex regulator showed Friday.

Chinese lenders bought 258 billion U.S. dollars worth of foreign currencies and sold 231.3 billion dollars' worth in March. It resulted in a net purchase of 26.8 billion dollars, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) said at a press conference.

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