BEIJING, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 713.22
Euro 100 836.86
Japanese yen 100 4.8563
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.108
British pound 100 969.22
Australian dollar 100 465.65
New Zealand dollar 100 424.48
Singapore dollar 100 557.51
Swiss franc 100 885.75
Canadian dollar 100 517.60
Pataca 113.10 100
Malaysian ringgit 58.851 100
Ruble 1,116.04 100
Rand 246.27 100
Korean won 19,387 100
UAE dirham 51.358 100
Saudi riyal 52.467 100
Hungarian forint 4,717.60 100
Polish zloty 50.847 100
Danish krone 89.20 100
Swedish krona 133.56 100
Norwegian krone 142.37 100
Turkish lira 571.353 100
Mexican peso 261.99 100
Thai baht 453.25 100
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. ■
