BEIJING, Sept. 13 (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 100 710.30
Euro 100 786.80
Japanese yen 100 5.016
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.069
British pound 100 932.62
Australian dollar 100 477.57
New Zealand dollar 100 439.33
Singapore dollar 100 545.94
Swiss franc 100 835.50
Canadian dollar 100 523.15
Pataca 113.16 100
Malaysian ringgit 60.967 100
Ruble 1,254.67 100
Rand 250.15 100
Korean won 18,802 100
UAE dirham 51.719 100
Saudi riyal 52.842 100
Hungarian forint 5,026.73 100
Polish zloty 54.478 100
Danish krone 94.87 100
Swedish krona 144.75 100
Norwegian krone 150.83 100
Turkish lira 478.492 100
Mexican peso 275.17 100
Thai baht 470.21 100
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. ■
