BEIJING, July 30 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 713.64
Euro 100 774.97
Japanese yen 100 4.6645
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.354
British pound 100 921.13
Australian dollar 100 469.96
New Zealand dollar 100 422.38
Singapore dollar 100 532.93
Swiss franc 100 807.21
Canadian dollar 100 517.50
Pataca 112.80 100
Malaysian ringgit 65.022 100
Ruble 1,201.48 100
Rand 257.87 100
Korean won 19,217 100
UAE dirham 51.319 100
Saudi riyal 52.416 100
Hungarian forint 5,092.28 100
Polish zloty 55.645 100
Danish krone 96.61 100
Swedish krona 151.24 100
Norwegian krone 153.71 100
Turkish lira 461.802 100
Mexican peso 261.90 100
Thai baht 500.18 100
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. ■
