Onshore yuan closes at 6.6557 per dollar, up 64 pips

The modestly firmer onshore close matters less for its size than for the direction it confirms against the prior night session, suggesting the official fix is doing the steering rather than offshore pressure. For corporates managing dollar receipts and importers hedging payables, that gap between the official and overnight closes is the practical signal to track. Whether the fix keeps leaning firmer, and whether the night session follows it rather than diverging, is the open question.