BEIJING, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) — The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 716.86
Euro 100 789.88
Japanese yen 100 4.9992
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.701
British pound 100 917.56
Australian dollar 100 469.73
New Zealand dollar 100 433.23
Singapore dollar 100 534.54
Swiss franc 100 824.47
Canadian dollar 100 538.83
Malaysian ringgit 63.687 100
Ruble 1,372.08 100
Rand 261.71 100
Korean won 18,344 100
UAE dirham 50.803 100
Saudi riyal 51.897 100
Hungarian forint 4,839.90 100
Polish zloty 56.081 100
Danish krone 94.19 100
Swedish krona 149.74 100
Norwegian krone 144.22 100
Turkish lira 374.259 100
Mexican peso 235.10 100
Thai baht 485.07 100
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.