BEIJING, Aug. 12 (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 100 674.13
Euro 100 695.50
Japanese yen 100 5.0663
Hong Kong dollar 100 85.992
British pound 100 821.86
Australian dollar 100 478.70
New Zealand dollar 100 433.52
Singapore dollar 100 492.03
Swiss franc 100 715.96
Canadian dollar 100 528.10
Malaysian ringgit 65.941 100
Ruble 903.20 100
Rand 241.33 100
Korean won 19,357 100
UAE dirham 54.484 100
Saudi riyal 55.727 100
Hungarian forint 5,675.53 100
Polish zloty 67.361 100
Danish krone 106.94 100
Swedish krona 149.33 100
Norwegian krone 141.34 100
Turkish lira 266.316 100
Mexican peso 295.95 100
Thai baht 522.33 100
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.
