Chinese currency recorded a 19-year high as the People's Bank of China set its fixing against the U.S. Dollar to a historical high after the government report showed that the nation's gross domestic product rose below expectations. The daily reference rate was increased by 0.08% to 6.2454 per U.S. Dollar and the Yuan advanced 0.06% to 6.1887 per U.S. Dollar at 10:10 a.m. Shanghai time.