BEIJING, Sept. 26 (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 100 702.98
Euro 100 684.29
Japanese yen 100 4.9377
Hong Kong dollar 100 89.551
British pound 100 765.01
Australian dollar 100 462.01
New Zealand dollar 100 407.48
Singapore dollar 100 494.88
Swiss franc 100 720.53
Canadian dollar 100 521.43
Malaysian ringgit 64.807 100
Ruble 806.22 100
Rand 253.64 100
Korean won 20,016 100
UAE dirham 51.942 100
Saudi riyal 53.184 100
Hungarian forint 5,917.97 100
Polish zloty 69.264 100
Danish krone 108.90 100
Swedish krona 159.62 100
Norwegian krone 150.14 100
Turkish lira 260.245 100
Mexican peso 285.02 100
Thai baht 529.73 100
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. ■
