BEIJING, Sept. 25 (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 100 702.02
Euro 100 785.24
Japanese yen 100 4.906
Hong Kong dollar 100 90.194
British pound 100 942.11
Australian dollar 100 484.19
New Zealand dollar 100 445.50
Singapore dollar 100 547.20
Swiss franc 100 833.56
Canadian dollar 100 522.82
Pataca 114.30 100
Malaysian ringgit 59.017 100
Ruble 1,323.30 100
Rand 245.96 100
Korean won 18,911 100
UAE dirham 52.324 100
Saudi riyal 53.447 100
Hungarian forint 5,024.67 100
Polish zloty 54.187 100
Danish krone 94.99 100
Swedish krona 143.76 100
Norwegian krone 148.14 100
Turkish lira 485.997 100
Mexican peso 275.35 100
Thai baht 464.74 100
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. ■
