BEIJING, June 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 712.48
Euro 100 766.54
Japanese yen 100 4.5001
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.235
British pound 100 907.82
Australian dollar 100 476.53
New Zealand dollar 100 439.63
Singapore dollar 100 527.85
Swiss franc 100 798.19
Canadian dollar 100 524.56
Pataca 112.97 100
Malaysian ringgit 66.085 100
Ruble 1,221.69 100
Rand 255.37 100
Korean won 19,316 100
UAE dirham 51.366 100
Saudi riyal 52.472 100
Hungarian forint 5,189.02 100
Polish zloty 56.362 100
Danish krone 97.69 100
Swedish krona 146.82 100
Norwegian krone 148.50 100
Turkish lira 460.77 100
Mexican peso 254.78 100
Thai baht 510.76 100
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. ■
