BEIJING, Sept. 23 (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 100 699.20
Euro 100 691.12
Japanese yen 100 4.9572
Hong Kong dollar 100 89.08
British pound 100 792.57
Australian dollar 100 467.13
New Zealand dollar 100 411.79
Singapore dollar 100 495.84
Swiss franc 100 720.87
Canadian dollar 100 522.44
Malaysian ringgit 64.938 100
Ruble 856.73 100
Rand 249.89 100
Korean won 19,941 100
UAE dirham 52.229 100
Saudi riyal 53.47 100
Hungarian forint 5,855.97 100
Polish zloty 68.672 100
Danish krone 107.92 100
Swedish krona 157.36 100
Norwegian krone 148.20 100
Turkish lira 260.386 100
Mexican peso 282.81 100
Thai baht 530.21 100
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. ■
