BEIJING, Sept. 28 (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 100 717.98
Euro 100 758.49
Japanese yen 100 4.8398
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.763
British pound 100 876.67
Australian dollar 100 459.34
New Zealand dollar 100 429.29
Singapore dollar 100 525.99
Swiss franc 100 784.54
Canadian dollar 100 535.58
Malaysian ringgit 65.502 100
Ruble 1,335.06 100
Rand 266.50 100
Korean won 18,606 100
UAE dirham 50.976 100
Saudi riyal 52.061 100
Hungarian forint 5,201.85 100
Polish zloty 61.482 100
Danish krone 98.64 100
Swedish krona 153.26 100
Norwegian krone 149.09 100
Turkish lira 379.177 100
Mexican peso 246.54 100
Thai baht 504.69 100
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.
