BEIJING, Dec. 9 (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 100 707.73
Euro 100 823.72
Japanese yen 100 4.5391
Hong Kong dollar 100 90.981
British pound 100 942.98
Australian dollar 100 468.80
New Zealand dollar 100 408.69
Singapore dollar 100 545.32
Swiss franc 100 877.13
Canadian dollar 100 510.92
Pataca 113.21 100
Malaysian ringgit 58.157 100
Ruble 1,084.75 100
Rand 240.81 100
Korean won 20,781 100
UAE dirham 51.908 100
Saudi riyal 53.041 100
Hungarian forint 4,669.38 100
Polish zloty 51.453 100
Danish krone 90.68 100
Swedish krona 132.77 100
Norwegian krone 143.07 100
Turkish lira 601.279 100
Mexican peso 258.13 100
Thai baht 451.02 100
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. ■
