BEIJING, Aug. 15 (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 100 713.71
Euro 100 832.97
Japanese yen 100 4.8423
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.054
British pound 100 968.31
Australian dollar 100 464.81
New Zealand dollar 100 423.69
Singapore dollar 100 556.94
Swiss franc 100 885.86
Canadian dollar 100 518.18
Pataca 113.17 100
Malaysian ringgit 58.894 100
Ruble 1,110.47 100
Rand 246.03 100
Korean won 19,389 100
UAE dirham 51.31 100
Saudi riyal 52.413 100
Hungarian forint 4,743.57 100
Polish zloty 51.135 100
Danish krone 89.68 100
Swedish krona 133.96 100
Norwegian krone 142.90 100
Turkish lira 570.47 100
Mexican peso 263.03 100
Thai baht 452.54 100
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. ■
