BEIJING, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 710.30
Euro 100 769.94
Japanese yen 100 4.7587
Hong Kong dollar 100 90.826
British pound 100 899.00
Australian dollar 100 467.15
New Zealand dollar 100 440.18
Singapore dollar 100 529.64
Swiss franc 100 807.60
Canadian dollar 100 527.15
Pataca 113.46 100
Malaysian ringgit 67.545 100
Ruble 1,290.47 100
Rand 265.95 100
Korean won 18,679 100
UAE dirham 51.616 100
Saudi riyal 52.70 100
Hungarian forint 5,049.46 100
Polish zloty 56.22 100
Danish krone 97.07 100
Swedish krona 145.38 100
Norwegian krone 147.30 100
Turkish lira 434.318 100
Mexican peso 240.26 100
Thai baht 504.13 100
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. ■
