BEIJING, Oct. 15 (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 100 708.30
Euro 100 772.55
Japanese yen 100 4.7319
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.225
British pound 100 925.29
Australian dollar 100 476.40
New Zealand dollar 100 431.47
Singapore dollar 100 541.54
Swiss franc 100 821.51
Canadian dollar 100 513.26
Pataca 112.96 100
Malaysian ringgit 60.661 100
Ruble 1,342.43 100
Rand 247.80 100
Korean won 19,163 100
UAE dirham 51.857 100
Saudi riyal 53.012 100
Hungarian forint 5,187.33 100
Polish zloty 55.55 100
Danish krone 96.56 100
Swedish krona 147.19 100
Norwegian krone 152.47 100
Turkish lira 483.899 100
Mexican peso 274.05 100
Thai baht 469.91 100
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. ■
