BEIJING, July 30 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 678.92
Euro 100 776.13
Japanese yen 100 4.1437
Hong Kong dollar 100 86.573
British pound 100 904.55
Australian dollar 100 470.84
New Zealand dollar 100 392.35
Singapore dollar 100 525.36
Swiss franc 100 831.75
Canadian dollar 100 481.96
Pataca 119.03 100
Malaysian ringgit 60.274 100
Ruble 1,178.63 100
Rand 246.04 100
Korean won 21,305 100
UAE dirham 54.276 100
Saudi riyal 55.484 100
Hungarian forint 4,680.12 100
Polish zloty 55.687 100
Danish krone 96.32 100
Swedish krona 142.54 100
Norwegian krone 141.85 100
Turkish lira 700.102 100
Mexican peso 257.40 100
Thai baht 495.16 100
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. ■
