BEIJING, June 3 (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 100 681.84
Euro 100 789.9
Japanese yen 100 4.2552
Hong Kong dollar 100 87.001
British pound 100 914.49
Australian dollar 100 487.5
New Zealand dollar 100 402.5
Singapore dollar 100 530.64
Swiss franc 100 863.01
Canadian dollar 100 490.65
Pataca 118.45 100
Malaysian ringgit 58.379 100
Ruble 1,079.83 100
Rand 239.13 100
Korean won 22,367 100
UAE dirham 54.081 100
Saudi riyal 55.263 100
Hungarian forint 4,486.19 100
Polish zloty 53.541 100
Danish krone 94.6 100
Swedish krona 137.26 100
Norwegian krone 136.77 100
Turkish lira 675.86 100
Mexican peso 254.39 100
Thai baht 481.92 100
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. ■
