BEIJING, Feb. 5 (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 100 710.70
Euro 100 767.55
Japanese yen 100 4.8065
Hong Kong dollar 100 90.855
British pound 100 900.20
Australian dollar 100 463.30
New Zealand dollar 100 432.07
Singapore dollar 100 530.85
Swiss franc 100 821.88
Canadian dollar 100 530.17
Pataca 113.45 100
Malaysian ringgit 66.338 100
Ruble 1,271.17 100
Rand 265.48 100
Korean won 18,593 100
UAE dirham 51.553 100
Saudi riyal 52.633 100
Hungarian forint 5,017.03 100
Polish zloty 56.39 100
Danish krone 97.28 100
Swedish krona 147.63 100
Norwegian krone 149.38 100
Turkish lira 427.708 100
Mexican peso 241.68 100
Thai baht 496.15 100
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.