BEIJING, April 21 (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 100 685.94
Euro 100 805.65
Japanese yen 100 4.3065
Hong Kong dollar 100 87.588
British pound 100 924.89
Australian dollar 100 490.38
New Zealand dollar 100 403.67
Singapore dollar 100 538.44
Swiss franc 100 878.47
Canadian dollar 100 500.84
Pataca 117.65 100
Malaysian ringgit 57.732 100
Ruble 1,099.34 100
Rand 239.08 100
Korean won 21,538 100
UAE dirham 53.753 100
Saudi riyal 54.896 100
Hungarian forint 4,485.68 100
Polish zloty 52.445 100
Danish krone 92.76 100
Swedish krona 133.51 100
Norwegian krone 136.26 100
Turkish lira 656.224 100
Mexican peso 252.74 100
Thai baht 469.11 100
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. ■
