BEIJING, Feb 7 (Reuters) - China's foreign exchange reserves rose unexpectedly in January, central bank data showed on Friday, as the dollar lost some momentum.
The country's foreign exchange reserves, the world's largest, rose $7 billion last month to $3.209 trillion, exceeding a Reuters forecast of $3.2 trillion to stand up from December's figure of $3.202 trillion.
The yuan CNY=CFXS weakened 0.7% against the dollar in January, while the dollar stayed almost flat last month against a basket of other major currencies =USD.