BEIJING, Aug. 8 (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 100 713.82
Euro 100 833.81
Japanese yen 100 4.8701
Hong Kong dollar 100 90.937
British pound 100 961.06
Australian dollar 100 466.11
New Zealand dollar 100 426.35
Singapore dollar 100 557.17
Swiss franc 100 886.35
Canadian dollar 100 520.29
Pataca 113.32 100
Malaysian ringgit 59.142 100
Ruble 1,104.64 100
Rand 247.89 100
Korean won 19,341 100
UAE dirham 51.389 100
Saudi riyal 52.487 100
Hungarian forint 4,754.97 100
Polish zloty 50.979 100
Danish krone 89.59 100
Swedish krona 133.63 100
Norwegian krone 142.92 100
Turkish lira 568.45 100
Mexican peso 260.39 100
Thai baht 450.85 100
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. ■
