BEIJING, Oct. 8 (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 100 673.67
Euro 100 754.04
Japanese yen 100 4.2642
Hong Kong dollar 100 85.849
British pound 100 889.72
Australian dollar 100 468.52
New Zealand dollar 100 376.93
Singapore dollar 100 526.10
Swiss franc 100 808.49
Canadian dollar 100 472.09
Pataca 120.04 100
Malaysian ringgit 60.658 100
Ruble 1,273.53 100
Rand 247.01 100
Korean won 19,928 100
UAE dirham 54.57 100
Saudi riyal 55.78 100
Hungarian forint 4,849.00 100
Polish zloty 58.041 100
Danish krone 99.14 100
Swedish krona 148.55 100
Norwegian krone 142.26 100
Turkish lira 730.781 100
Mexican peso 266.92 100
Thai baht 500.12 100
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. ■
