BEIJING, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 710.55
Euro 100 771.50
Japanese yen 100 4.839
Hong Kong dollar 100 90.95
British pound 100 905.74
Australian dollar 100 471.27
New Zealand dollar 100 437.47
Singapore dollar 100 531.73
Swiss franc 100 827.23
Canadian dollar 100 531.58
Pataca 113.31 100
Malaysian ringgit 66.478 100
Ruble 1,249.77 100
Rand 264.24 100
Korean won 18,661 100
UAE dirham 51.582 100
Saudi riyal 52.669 100
Hungarian forint 5,049.75 100
Polish zloty 56.692 100
Danish krone 96.73 100
Swedish krona 146.63 100
Norwegian krone 146.40 100
Turkish lira 426.141 100
Mexican peso 242.31 100
Thai baht 496.18 100
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 rate of the yuan against the Pataca is based on the central parity rate of the yuan against the Hong Kong dollar and the exchange rate of the Pataca against the Hong Kong 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. ■
