BEIJING, Sept. 5 (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 100 710.64
Euro 100 829.53
Japanese yen 100 4.7992
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.103
British pound 100 956.89
Australian dollar 100 464.26
New Zealand dollar 100 416.81
Singapore dollar 100 552.25
Swiss franc 100 883.80
Canadian dollar 100 515.28
Pataca 113.11 100
Malaysian ringgit 59.356 100
Ruble 1,139.02 100
Rand 249.54 100
Korean won 19,545 100
UAE dirham 51.572 100
Saudi riyal 52.691 100
Hungarian forint 4,736.41 100
Polish zloty 51.24 100
Danish krone 90.00 100
Swedish krona 132.86 100
Norwegian krone 141.58 100
Turkish lira 579.156 100
Mexican peso 263.26 100
Thai baht 452.96 100
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. ■
