BEIJING, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 719.92
Euro 100 761.31
Japanese yen 100 4.634
Hong Kong dollar 100 92.499
British pound 100 915.60
Australian dollar 100 466.79
New Zealand dollar 100 423.23
Singapore dollar 100 537.09
Swiss franc 100 812.04
Canadian dollar 100 514.51
Pataca 111.40 100
Malaysian ringgit 62.038 100
Ruble 1,372.76 100
Rand 252.73 100
Korean won 19,417 100
UAE dirham 50.734 100
Saudi riyal 51.869 100
Hungarian forint 5,326.41 100
Polish zloty 56.659 100
Danish krone 97.89 100
Swedish krona 152.02 100
Norwegian krone 154.09 100
Turkish lira 478.07 100
Mexican peso 282.64 100
Thai baht 483.87 100
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. ■
