BEIJING, Nov. 9 (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 100 717.72
Euro 100 771.43
Japanese yen 100 4.7843
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.835
British pound 100 885.14
Australian dollar 100 462.12
New Zealand dollar 100 427.08
Singapore dollar 100 530.65
Swiss franc 100 801.51
Canadian dollar 100 522.87
Malaysian ringgit 65.275 100
Ruble 1,271.54 100
Rand 256.93 100
Korean won 18,127 100
UAE dirham 51.05 100
Saudi riyal 52.135 100
Hungarian forint 4,931.76 100
Polish zloty 57.779 100
Danish krone 96.88 100
Swedish krona 151.14 100
Norwegian krone 155.11 100
Turkish lira 396.256 100
Mexican peso 244.38 100
Thai baht 492.02 100
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. ■
