BEIJING, April 11 (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 100 720.87
Euro 100 813.39
Japanese yen 100 5.0305
Hong Kong dollar 100 92.922
British pound 100 938.97
Australian dollar 100 450.52
New Zealand dollar 100 416.67
Singapore dollar 100 543.53
Swiss franc 100 876.37
Canadian dollar 100 518.35
Pataca 110.93 100
Malaysian ringgit 61.467 100
Ruble 1,144.73 100
Rand 268.82 100
Korean won 20,025 100
UAE dirham 50.754 100
Saudi riyal 51.863 100
Hungarian forint 5,015.56 100
Polish zloty 52.455 100
Danish krone 92.03 100
Swedish krona 136.07 100
Norwegian krone 148.48 100
Turkish lira 525.283 100
Mexican peso 285.07 100
Thai baht 467.96 100
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. ■
