BEIJING, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 674.67
Euro 100 688.80
Japanese yen 100 5.0552
Hong Kong dollar 100 85.948
British pound 100 820.93
Australian dollar 100 470.71
New Zealand dollar 100 423.84
Singapore dollar 100 488.24
Swiss franc 100 707.99
Canadian dollar 100 526.54
Malaysian ringgit 65.966 100
Ruble 922.72 100
Rand 245.95 100
Korean won 19,326 100
UAE dirham 54.445 100
Saudi riyal 55.673 100
Hungarian forint 5,860.56 100
Polish zloty 68.742 100
Danish krone 108.07 100
Swedish krona 150.95 100
Norwegian krone 143.54 100
Turkish lira 265.729 100
Mexican peso 302.06 100
Thai baht 538.65 100
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 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. ■
