BEIJING, Dec. 23 (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 100 705.23
Euro 100 828.28
Japanese yen 100 4.4846
Hong Kong dollar 100 90.673
British pound 100 947.71
Australian dollar 100 468.41
New Zealand dollar 100 407.66
Singapore dollar 100 546.63
Swiss franc 100 889.10
Canadian dollar 100 511.72
Pataca 113.66 100
Malaysian ringgit 57.847 100
Ruble 1,120.47 100
Rand 237.31 100
Korean won 21,043 100
UAE dirham 52.205 100
Saudi riyal 53.308 100
Hungarian forint 4,693.30 100
Polish zloty 50.902 100
Danish krone 90.25 100
Swedish krona 131.18 100
Norwegian krone 143.68 100
Turkish lira 608.512 100
Mexican peso 255.32 100
Thai baht 442.51 100
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. ■
