BEIJING, Sept. 29 (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 100 710.89
Euro 100 833.16
Japanese yen 100 4.7649
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.368
British pound 100 954.11
Australian dollar 100 466.16
New Zealand dollar 100 411.19
Singapore dollar 100 551.08
Swiss franc 100 892.25
Canadian dollar 100 510.53
Pataca 112.79 100
Malaysian ringgit 59.225 100
Ruble 1,170.59 100
Rand 243.97 100
Korean won 19,767 100
UAE dirham 51.609 100
Saudi riyal 52.703 100
Hungarian forint 4,695.19 100
Polish zloty 51.203 100
Danish krone 89.59 100
Swedish krona 132.23 100
Norwegian krone 140.10 100
Turkish lira 584.03 100
Mexican peso 258.01 100
Thai baht 452.65 100
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. ■
