BEIJING, April 3 (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 100 709.49
Euro 100 767.73
Japanese yen 100 4.7106
Hong Kong dollar 100 90.629
British pound 100 895.79
Australian dollar 100 464.81
New Zealand dollar 100 426.53
Singapore dollar 100 526.90
Swiss franc 100 784.69
Canadian dollar 100 525.90
Pataca 113.70 100
Malaysian ringgit 66.92 100
Ruble 1,291.27 100
Rand 264.04 100
Korean won 18,830 100
UAE dirham 51.583 100
Saudi riyal 52.686 100
Hungarian forint 5,166.77 100
Polish zloty 56.164 100
Danish krone 97.58 100
Swedish krona 150.70 100
Norwegian krone 152.22 100
Turkish lira 449.881 100
Mexican peso 233.47 100
Thai baht 511.54 100
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. ■
