BEIJING, Sept. 12 (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 100 710.19
Euro 100 833.26
Japanese yen 100 4.8263
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.193
British pound 100 964.15
Australian dollar 100 473.20
New Zealand dollar 100 424.45
Singapore dollar 100 554.17
Swiss franc 100 892.38
Canadian dollar 100 513.41
Pataca 112.95 100
Malaysian ringgit 59.351 100
Ruble 1,191.89 100
Rand 244.46 100
Korean won 19,554 100
UAE dirham 51.715 100
Saudi riyal 52.82 100
Hungarian forint 4,696.33 100
Polish zloty 51.047 100
Danish krone 89.58 100
Swedish krona 131.11 100
Norwegian krone 138.80 100
Turkish lira 582.043 100
Mexican peso 260.07 100
Thai baht 446.41 100
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. ■
