BEIJING, Sept. 8 (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 100 721.50
Euro 100 780.69
Japanese yen 100 4.9753
Hong Kong dollar 100 92.064
British pound 100 910.40
Australian dollar 100 466.35
New Zealand dollar 100 430.53
Singapore dollar 100 535.04
Swiss franc 100 817.71
Canadian dollar 100 535.23
Malaysian ringgit 64.504 100
Ruble 1,342.91 100
Rand 262.83 100
Korean won 18,209 100
UAE dirham 50.31 100
Saudi riyal 51.376 100
Hungarian forint 4,965.99 100
Polish zloty 59.316 100
Danish krone 95.16 100
Swedish krona 152.49 100
Norwegian krone 146.14 100
Turkish lira 368.283 100
Mexican peso 242.12 100
Thai baht 486.19 100
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.
