BEIJING, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) — The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 680.65
Euro 100 686.63
Japanese yen 100 5.0102
Hong Kong dollar 100 86.766
British pound 100 812.15
Australian dollar 100 470.58
New Zealand dollar 100 425.14
Singapore dollar 100 491.15
Swiss franc 100 711.38
Canadian dollar 100 525.65
Malaysian ringgit 65.746 100
Ruble 882.64 100
Rand 247.84 100
Korean won 19,486 100
UAE dirham 53.961 100
Saudi riyal 55.177 100
Hungarian forint 5,916.59 100
Polish zloty 68.816 100
Danish krone 108.30 100
Swedish krona 154.41 100
Norwegian krone 143.03 100
Turkish lira 265.596 100
Mexican peso 295.75 100
Thai baht 524.01 100
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 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.
