BEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 678.73
Euro 100 782.88
Japanese yen 100 4.2487
Hong Kong dollar 100 86.496
British pound 100 916.04
Australian dollar 100 479.29
New Zealand dollar 100 398.65
Singapore dollar 100 528.99
Swiss franc 100 832.50
Canadian dollar 100 487.29
Pataca 119.14 100
Malaysian ringgit 60.311 100
Ruble 1,246.60 100
Rand 239.25 100
Korean won 20,968 100
UAE dirham 54.334 100
Saudi riyal 55.541 100
Hungarian forint 4,630.36 100
Polish zloty 54.94 100
Danish krone 95.50 100
Swedish krona 140.74 100
Norwegian krone 139.69 100
Turkish lira 707.709 100
Mexican peso 251.25 100
Thai baht 490.71 100
The central parity rate of the yuan against the U.S. dollar is based on a weighted average of prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank market each business day.
The central parity rate of the yuan against the Hong Kong dollar is based on the central parity rate of the yuan against the U.S. dollar and the exchange rate of the Hong Kong dollar against the U.S. dollar at 9 a.m. in international foreign exchange markets on the same business day.
The central parity rate of the yuan against the Pataca is based on the central parity rate of the yuan against the Hong Kong dollar and the exchange rate of the Pataca against the Hong Kong dollar at 9 a.m. in international foreign exchange markets on the same business day.
The central parity rates of the yuan against the other 22 currencies are based on the average prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank foreign exchange market. ■
