BEIJING, Nov. 19 (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 100 719.11
Euro 100 763.86
Japanese yen 100 4.6801
Hong Kong dollar 100 92.392
British pound 100 913.91
Australian dollar 100 469.43
New Zealand dollar 100 425.29
Singapore dollar 100 539.05
Swiss franc 100 816.21
Canadian dollar 100 514.96
Pataca 111.54 100
Malaysian ringgit 61.981 100
Ruble 1,381.88 100
Rand 249.01 100
Korean won 19,272 100
UAE dirham 50.874 100
Saudi riyal 51.997 100
Hungarian forint 5,308.33 100
Polish zloty 56.323 100
Danish krone 97.54 100
Swedish krona 151.21 100
Norwegian krone 152.46 100
Turkish lira 478.401 100
Mexican peso 279.96 100
Thai baht 479.48 100
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. ■
