BEIJING, July 15 (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 100 679.1
Euro 100 774.91
Japanese yen 100 4.1847
Hong Kong dollar 100 86.647
British pound 100 908.39
Australian dollar 100 473.06
New Zealand dollar 100 394.04
Singapore dollar 100 525.44
Swiss franc 100 838.21
Canadian dollar 100 482.34
Pataca 118.94 100
Malaysian ringgit 60.123 100
Ruble 1,144.35 100
Rand 241.3 100
Korean won 21,947 100
UAE dirham 54.166 100
Saudi riyal 55.394 100
Hungarian forint 4,624.52 100
Polish zloty 55.788 100
Danish krone 96.49 100
Swedish krona 142.44 100
Norwegian krone 142.85 100
Turkish lira 693.3 100
Mexican peso 256.62 100
Thai baht 493.8 100
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. ■
