BEIJING, March 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 709.96
Euro 100 771.67
Japanese yen 100 4.7274
Hong Kong dollar 100 90.774
British pound 100 899.53
Australian dollar 100 465.90
New Zealand dollar 100 428.96
Singapore dollar 100 528.76
Swiss franc 100 795.19
Canadian dollar 100 525.42
Pataca 113.52 100
Malaysian ringgit 66.648 100
Ruble 1,283.08 100
Rand 266.48 100
Korean won 18,679 100
UAE dirham 51.483 100
Saudi riyal 52.578 100
Hungarian forint 5,170.49 100
Polish zloty 56.236 100
Danish krone 96.96 100
Swedish krona 147.86 100
Norwegian krone 150.52 100
Turkish lira 449.627 100
Mexican peso 235.76 100
Thai baht 508.05 100
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. ■
