BEIJING, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 695.33
Euro 100 821.11
Japanese yen 100 4.4615
Hong Kong dollar 100 88.978
British pound 100 951.44
Australian dollar 100 487.52
New Zealand dollar 100 419.51
Singapore dollar 100 547.29
Swiss franc 100 895.58
Canadian dollar 100 509.33
Pataca 115.81 100
Malaysian ringgit 56.538 100
Ruble 1,109.89 100
Rand 229.74 100
Korean won 20,876 100
UAE dirham 52.852 100
Saudi riyal 53.964 100
Hungarian forint 4,635.07 100
Polish zloty 51.415 100
Danish krone 90.96 100
Swedish krona 128.21 100
Norwegian krone 138.53 100
Turkish lira 625.66 100
Mexican peso 247.99 100
Thai baht 455.80 100
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. ■
