BEIJING, Nov. 20 (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 100 719.35
Euro 100 765.17
Japanese yen 100 4.682
Hong Kong dollar 100 92.422
British pound 100 915.89
Australian dollar 100 472.26
New Zealand dollar 100 427.61
Singapore dollar 100 539.95
Swiss franc 100 818.07
Canadian dollar 100 518.00
Pataca 111.49 100
Malaysian ringgit 61.864 100
Ruble 1,389.02 100
Rand 250.07 100
Korean won 19,255 100
UAE dirham 50.815 100
Saudi riyal 51.938 100
Hungarian forint 5,325.81 100
Polish zloty 56.475 100
Danish krone 97.37 100
Swedish krona 151.12 100
Norwegian krone 151.71 100
Turkish lira 476.81 100
Mexican peso 278.19 100
Thai baht 477.59 100
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. ■
