BEIJING, Nov. 25 (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 100 713.39
Euro 100 742.12
Japanese yen 100 5.1435
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.325
British pound 100 863.97
Australian dollar 100 482.21
New Zealand dollar 100 446.07
Singapore dollar 100 518.66
Swiss franc 100 755.92
Canadian dollar 100 534.94
Malaysian ringgit 62.923 100
Ruble 844.47 100
Rand 238.44 100
Korean won 18,629 100
UAE dirham 51.49 100
Saudi riyal 52.68 100
Hungarian forint 5,566.67 100
Polish zloty 63.362 100
Danish krone 100.24 100
Swedish krona 145.83 100
Norwegian krone 139.01 100
Turkish lira 261.093 100
Mexican peso 271.75 100
Thai baht 500.90 100
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. ■
