BEIJING, Aug. 25 (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 100 711.61
Euro 100 834.46
Japanese yen 100 4.848
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.066
British pound 100 963.38
Australian dollar 100 462.43
New Zealand dollar 100 418.31
Singapore dollar 100 556.45
Swiss franc 100 888.54
Canadian dollar 100 515.81
Pataca 113.17 100
Malaysian ringgit 59.027 100
Ruble 1,125.80 100
Rand 244.48 100
Korean won 19,361 100
UAE dirham 51.473 100
Saudi riyal 52.592 100
Hungarian forint 4,733.00 100
Polish zloty 50.979 100
Danish krone 89.47 100
Swedish krona 133.31 100
Norwegian krone 141.24 100
Turkish lira 573.485 100
Mexican peso 260.70 100
Thai baht 454.12 100
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. ■
