BEIJING, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 674.05
Euro 100 690.64
Japanese yen 100 5.0773
Hong Kong dollar 100 85.868
British pound 100 819.39
Australian dollar 100 469.30
New Zealand dollar 100 424.39
Singapore dollar 100 489.97
Swiss franc 100 706.36
Canadian dollar 100 523.81
Malaysian ringgit 66.08 100
Ruble 915.09 100
Rand 246.41 100
Korean won 19,331 100
UAE dirham 54.489 100
Saudi riyal 55.741 100
Hungarian forint 5,719.14 100
Polish zloty 68.192 100
Danish krone 107.76 100
Swedish krona 149.95 100
Norwegian krone 144.33 100
Turkish lira 266.128 100
Mexican peso 301.67 100
Thai baht 531.50 100
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. ■
