BEIJING, Nov. 18 (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 100 719.07
Euro 100 760.29
Japanese yen 100 4.6738
Hong Kong dollar 100 92.371
British pound 100 910.38
Australian dollar 100 466.52
New Zealand dollar 100 423.42
Singapore dollar 100 537.86
Swiss franc 100 811.91
Canadian dollar 100 512.69
Pataca 111.56 100
Malaysian ringgit 61.897 100
Ruble 1,382.98 100
Rand 252.16 100
Korean won 19,318 100
UAE dirham 50.852 100
Saudi riyal 51.969 100
Hungarian forint 5,357.53 100
Polish zloty 56.788 100
Danish krone 98.02 100
Swedish krona 152.14 100
Norwegian krone 153.62 100
Turkish lira 476.276 100
Mexican peso 281.92 100
Thai baht 481.51 100
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. ■
