BEIJING, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 676.98
Euro 100 781.49
Japanese yen 100 4.3799
Hong Kong dollar 100 86.325
British pound 100 911.85
Australian dollar 100 482.31
New Zealand dollar 100 391.57
Singapore dollar 100 532.12
Swiss franc 100 826.08
Canadian dollar 100 485.94
Pataca 119.38 100
Malaysian ringgit 60.23 100
Ruble 1,253.43 100
Rand 239.63 100
Korean won 20,034 100
UAE dirham 54.497 100
Saudi riyal 55.715 100
Hungarian forint 4,643.17 100
Polish zloty 55.21 100
Danish krone 95.62 100
Swedish krona 144.02 100
Norwegian krone 137.97 100
Turkish lira 720.415 100
Mexican peso 251.28 100
Thai baht 491.95 100
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. ■
