BEIJING, May 15 (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 100 684.15
Euro 100 795.34
Japanese yen 100 4.3126
Hong Kong dollar 100 87.343
British pound 100 913.49
Australian dollar 100 492.44
New Zealand dollar 100 402.75
Singapore dollar 100 534.46
Swiss franc 100 870.42
Canadian dollar 100 496.87
Pataca 117.98 100
Malaysian ringgit 57.609 100
Ruble 1,078.17 100
Rand 241.61 100
Korean won 21,961 100
UAE dirham 53.878 100
Saudi riyal 55.043 100
Hungarian forint 4,492.32 100
Polish zloty 53.272 100
Danish krone 93.96 100
Swedish krona 137.78 100
Norwegian krone 136.11 100
Turkish lira 667.209 100
Mexican peso 252.18 100
Thai baht 476.23 100
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. ■
