BEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 717.29
Euro 100 823.95
Japanese yen 100 4.9547
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.378
British pound 100 963.15
Australian dollar 100 467.17
New Zealand dollar 100 432.99
Singapore dollar 100 558.89
Swiss franc 100 876.95
Canadian dollar 100 524.38
Pataca 112.89 100
Malaysian ringgit 59.154 100
Ruble 1,091.33 100
Rand 251.01 100
Korean won 19,146 100
UAE dirham 51.129 100
Saudi riyal 52.248 100
Hungarian forint 4,890.00 100
Polish zloty 51.843 100
Danish krone 90.51 100
Swedish krona 134.26 100
Norwegian krone 138.92 100
Turkish lira 550.238 100
Mexican peso 264.93 100
Thai baht 454.68 100
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. ■
