BEIJING, Feb. 18 (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 100 716.97
Euro 100 753.31
Japanese yen 100 4.7616
Hong Kong dollar 100 92.135
British pound 100 908.34
Australian dollar 100 457.21
New Zealand dollar 100 412.81
Singapore dollar 100 536.71
Swiss franc 100 798.15
Canadian dollar 100 508.03
Pataca 111.85 100
Malaysian ringgit 61.598 100
Ruble 1,260.10 100
Rand 256.13 100
Korean won 19,950 100
UAE dirham 50.993 100
Saudi riyal 52.069 100
Hungarian forint 5,322.34 100
Polish zloty 55.109 100
Danish krone 99.21 100
Swedish krona 148.80 100
Norwegian krone 154.57 100
Turkish lira 502.807 100
Mexican peso 282.13 100
Thai baht 466.36 100
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. ■
