BEIJING, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 719.96
Euro 100 757.99
Japanese yen 100 4.8384
Hong Kong dollar 100 92.526
British pound 100 913.92
Australian dollar 100 468.06
New Zealand dollar 100 425.99
Singapore dollar 100 537.22
Swiss franc 100 813.83
Canadian dollar 100 514.73
Pataca 111.38 100
Malaysian ringgit 61.693 100
Ruble 1,465.14 100
Rand 251.44 100
Korean won 19,391 100
UAE dirham 50.84 100
Saudi riyal 52.001 100
Hungarian forint 5,467.69 100
Polish zloty 56.508 100
Danish krone 98.45 100
Swedish krona 152.15 100
Norwegian krone 153.61 100
Turkish lira 480.632 100
Mexican peso 282.88 100
Thai baht 476.58 100
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. ■
