BEIJING, Sept. 9 (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 100 677.69
Euro 100 783.97
Japanese yen 100 4.3774
Hong Kong dollar 100 86.418
British pound 100 913.08
Australian dollar 100 486.10
New Zealand dollar 100 394.74
Singapore dollar 100 533.04
Swiss franc 100 833.99
Canadian dollar 100 488.67
Pataca 119.25 100
Malaysian ringgit 60.135 100
Ruble 1,281.63 100
Rand 237.14 100
Korean won 19,975 100
UAE dirham 54.531 100
Saudi riyal 55.747 100
Hungarian forint 4,627.99 100
Polish zloty 54.913 100
Danish krone 95.37 100
Swedish krona 142.25 100
Norwegian krone 137.21 100
Turkish lira 718.635 100
Mexican peso 250.23 100
Thai baht 489.43 100
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. ■
