BEIJING, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 710.08
Euro 100 836.11
Japanese yen 100 4.828
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.121
British pound 100 962.98
Australian dollar 100 468.88
New Zealand dollar 100 422.80
Singapore dollar 100 554.21
Swiss franc 100 895.74
Canadian dollar 100 514.78
Pataca 113.12 100
Malaysian ringgit 59.232 100
Ruble 1,159.67 100
Rand 246.08 100
Korean won 19,482 100
UAE dirham 51.685 100
Saudi riyal 52.781 100
Hungarian forint 4,699.21 100
Polish zloty 50.793 100
Danish krone 89.29 100
Swedish krona 131.62 100
Norwegian krone 140.44 100
Turkish lira 580.497 100
Mexican peso 262.51 100
Thai baht 445.70 100
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. ■
