BEIJING, April 12 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 709.67
Euro 100 765.29
Japanese yen 100 4.6654
Hong Kong dollar 100 90.55
British pound 100 895.48
Australian dollar 100 467.08
New Zealand dollar 100 429.51
Singapore dollar 100 526.99
Swiss franc 100 783.75
Canadian dollar 100 521.94
Pataca 113.80 100
Malaysian ringgit 66.885 100
Ruble 1,302.80 100
Rand 263.06 100
Korean won 19,036 100
UAE dirham 51.535 100
Saudi riyal 52.64 100
Hungarian forint 5,119.30 100
Polish zloty 55.945 100
Danish krone 97.82 100
Swedish krona 150.30 100
Norwegian krone 151.76 100
Turkish lira 453.32 100
Mexican peso 231.61 100
Thai baht 508.96 100
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. ■
