BEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) — The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System: Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan U.S. dollar 100 714.58 Euro 100 780.38 Japanese yen 100 4.8669 Hong Kong dollar 100 91.623 British pound 100 911.46 Australian dollar 100 469.85 New Zealand dollar 100 429.10 Singapore dollar 100 539.80 Swiss franc 100 826.03 Canadian dollar 100 520.49 Pataca 112.47 100 Malaysian ringgit 61.817 100 Ruble 1,238.53 100 Rand 256.14 100 Korean won 19,071 100 UAE dirham 51.386 100 Saudi riyal 52.489 100 Hungarian forint 5,055.95 100 Polish zloty 55.399 100 Danish krone 95.74 100 Swedish krona 147.07 100 Norwegian krone 151.34 100 Turkish lira 468.812 100 Mexican peso 263.52 100 Thai baht 492.30 100 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.