BEIJING, Nov. 4 (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 100 671.80
Euro 100 750.43
Japanese yen 100 4.2277
Hong Kong dollar 100 85.62
British pound 100 899.04
Australian dollar 100 466.66
New Zealand dollar 100 374.30
Singapore dollar 100 522.73
Swiss franc 100 816.87
Canadian dollar 100 478.05
Pataca 120.35 100
Malaysian ringgit 60.772 100
Ruble 1,221.01 100
Rand 247.81 100
Korean won 20,110 100
UAE dirham 54.841 100
Saudi riyal 56.048 100
Hungarian forint 4,856.54 100
Polish zloty 58.763 100
Danish krone 99.58 100
Swedish krona 146.18 100
Norwegian krone 138.57 100
Turkish lira 746.438 100
Mexican peso 280.69 100
Thai baht 504.90 100
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. ■
