BEIJING, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) — The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 719.86
Euro 100 781.20
Japanese yen 100 4.9501
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.788
British pound 100 910.70
Australian dollar 100 465.87
New Zealand dollar 100 429.34
Singapore dollar 100 534.78
Swiss franc 100 817.60
Canadian dollar 100 535.95
Malaysian ringgit 64.56 100
Ruble 1,343.29 100
Rand 263.92 100
Korean won 18,241 100
UAE dirham 50.402 100
Saudi riyal 51.471 100
Hungarian forint 4,989.11 100
Polish zloty 58.567 100
Danish krone 95.09 100
Swedish krona 152.32 100
Norwegian krone 146.51 100
Turkish lira 368.36 100
Mexican peso 242.33 100
Thai baht 486.11 100
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.
