BEIJING, April 11 (Xinhua) — The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 709.68
Euro 100 766.90
Japanese yen 100 4.6778
Hong Kong dollar 100 90.584
British pound 100 895.48
Australian dollar 100 466.01
New Zealand dollar 100 428.62
Singapore dollar 100 526.99
Swiss franc 100 782.54
Canadian dollar 100 522.45
Pataca 113.76 100
Malaysian ringgit 66.831 100
Ruble 1,301.71 100
Rand 263.63 100
Korean won 18,944 100
UAE dirham 51.475 100
Saudi riyal 52.578 100
Hungarian forint 5,126.98 100
Polish zloty 55.909 100
Danish krone 97.66 100
Swedish krona 150.08 100
Norwegian krone 151.89 100
Turkish lira 452.658 100
Mexican peso 231.83 100
Thai baht 510.92 100
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.