BEIJING, Jan. 17 (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 100 718.89
Euro 100 745.62
Japanese yen 100 4.67
Hong Kong dollar 100 92.304
British pound 100 885.57
Australian dollar 100 450.36
New Zealand dollar 100 407.95
Singapore dollar 100 529.33
Swiss franc 100 792.99
Canadian dollar 100 503.69
Pataca 111.64 100
Malaysian ringgit 62.193 100
Ruble 1,414.08 100
Rand 260.45 100
Korean won 20,002 100
UAE dirham 50.698 100
Saudi riyal 51.786 100
Hungarian forint 5,532.24 100
Polish zloty 57.203 100
Danish krone 100.18 100
Swedish krona 153.94 100
Norwegian krone 156.87 100
Turkish lira 490.035 100
Mexican peso 288.39 100
Thai baht 474.84 100
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. ■
