BEIJING, July 16 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 715.26
Euro 100 831.57
Japanese yen 100 4.8134
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.121
British pound 100 959.48
Australian dollar 100 467.33
New Zealand dollar 100 427.21
Singapore dollar 100 557.57
Swiss franc 100 893.73
Canadian dollar 100 522.42
Pataca 113.09 100
Malaysian ringgit 59.275 100
Ruble 1,086.57 100
Rand 249.87 100
Korean won 19,331 100
UAE dirham 51.253 100
Saudi riyal 52.323 100
Hungarian forint 4,815.18 100
Polish zloty 51.277 100
Danish krone 89.62 100
Swedish krona 135.47 100
Norwegian krone 142.86 100
Turkish lira 561.425 100
Mexican peso 262.64 100
Thai baht 453.46 100
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. ■
