BEIJING, June 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 100 717.72
Euro 100 830.83
Japanese yen 100 5.0028
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.444
British pound 100 976.19
Australian dollar 100 467.80
New Zealand dollar 100 434.41
Singapore dollar 100 560.90
Swiss franc 100 885.60
Canadian dollar 100 527.15
Pataca 112.72 100
Malaysian ringgit 58.87 100
Ruble 1,114.40 100
Rand 247.85 100
Korean won 18,977 100
UAE dirham 51.219 100
Saudi riyal 52.319 100
Hungarian forint 4,827.65 100
Polish zloty 51.31 100
Danish krone 89.72 100
Swedish krona 131.65 100
Norwegian krone 138.46 100
Turkish lira 549.299 100
Mexican peso 263.40 100
Thai baht 451.73 100
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. ■
