The People's Bank of China injected 150 billion yuan (about 21.6 billion U.S. dollars) into the market through seven-day reverse repos at an interest rate of 2.2 percent, according to a statement on the website of the central bank.
The move was intended to offset the impact of factors such as the issuance of government bonds, the central bank said.
As a total of 10 billion yuan of reverse repos matured on Friday, the central bank injected a net 140 billion yuan into the banking system.
A reverse repo is a process in which the central bank purchases securities from commercial banks through bidding, with an agreement to sell them back in the future.
China pursues a prudent monetary policy in a more flexible and appropriate way, according to this year's government work report.
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