BEIJING, Sept. 3 (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 100 678.07
Euro 100 782.08
Japanese yen 100 4.2495
Hong Kong dollar 100 86.476
British pound 100 910.04
Australian dollar 100 483.44
New Zealand dollar 100 394.83
Singapore dollar 100 531.19
Swiss franc 100 830.77
Canadian dollar 100 487.16
Pataca 119.17 100
Malaysian ringgit 59.756 100
Ruble 1,302.94 100
Rand 237.80 100
Korean won 20,229 100
UAE dirham 54.457 100
Saudi riyal 55.673 100
Hungarian forint 4,693.94 100
Polish zloty 55.267 100
Danish krone 95.60 100
Swedish krona 142.77 100
Norwegian krone 138.22 100
Turkish lira 715.458 100
Mexican peso 251.04 100
Thai baht 492.82 100
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. ■
