BEIJING, Aug. 20 (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 100 713.25
Euro 100 790.26
Japanese yen 100 4.8581
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.60
British pound 100 925.70
Australian dollar 100 479.91
New Zealand dollar 100 435.93
Singapore dollar 100 545.16
Swiss franc 100 825.88
Canadian dollar 100 522.84
Pataca 112.50 100
Malaysian ringgit 61.328 100
Ruble 1,261.23 100
Rand 248.56 100
Korean won 18,699 100
UAE dirham 51.524 100
Saudi riyal 52.638 100
Hungarian forint 4,985.88 100
Polish zloty 53.962 100
Danish krone 94.46 100
Swedish krona 144.60 100
Norwegian krone 148.04 100
Turkish lira 473.565 100
Mexican peso 261.88 100
Thai baht 482.22 100
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. ■
