BEIJING, Oct. 10 (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 100 710.48
Euro 100 823.38
Japanese yen 100 4.6534
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.296
British pound 100 947.31
Australian dollar 100 467.21
New Zealand dollar 100 409.50
Singapore dollar 100 548.09
Swiss franc 100 883.33
Canadian dollar 100 508.05
Pataca 112.88 100
Malaysian ringgit 59.247 100
Ruble 1,139.27 100
Rand 241.56 100
Korean won 19,882 100
UAE dirham 51.559 100
Saudi riyal 52.658 100
Hungarian forint 4,750.68 100
Polish zloty 51.707 100
Danish krone 90.68 100
Swedish krona 133.86 100
Norwegian krone 141.35 100
Turkish lira 587.238 100
Mexican peso 258.31 100
Thai baht 459.87 100
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. ■
