BEIJING, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 673.24
Euro 100 693.16
Japanese yen 100 5.068
Hong Kong dollar 100 85.791
British pound 100 821.94
Australian dollar 100 476.62
New Zealand dollar 100 431.02
Singapore dollar 100 491.68
Swiss franc 100 714.19
Canadian dollar 100 526.95
Malaysian ringgit 66.115 100
Ruble 901.91 100
Rand 240.76 100
Korean won 19,365 100
UAE dirham 54.561 100
Saudi riyal 55.851 100
Hungarian forint 5,712.63 100
Polish zloty 67.505 100
Danish krone 107.38 100
Swedish krona 149.36 100
Norwegian krone 141.45 100
Turkish lira 265.487 100
Mexican peso 297.78 100
Thai baht 525.10 100
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. ■
