BEIJING, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) — The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 717.81
Euro 100 761.98
Japanese yen 100 4.8301
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.769
British pound 100 874.00
Australian dollar 100 458.04
New Zealand dollar 100 420.90
Singapore dollar 100 525.94
Swiss franc 100 798.43
Canadian dollar 100 520.80
Malaysian ringgit 66.567 100
Ruble 1,300.26 100
Rand 261.41 100
Korean won 18,740 100
UAE dirham 50.999 100
Saudi riyal 52.082 100
Hungarian forint 5,061.47 100
Polish zloty 58.86 100
Danish krone 98.31 100
Swedish krona 154.53 100
Norwegian krone 155.09 100
Turkish lira 391.304 100
Mexican peso 252.33 100
Thai baht 500.07 100
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.
