BEIJING, Aug. 18 (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 100 720.06
Euro 100 790.87
Japanese yen 100 5.0139
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.991
British pound 100 929.07
Australian dollar 100 466.95
New Zealand dollar 100 432.40
Singapore dollar 100 536.93
Swiss franc 100 829.52
Canadian dollar 100 539.19
Malaysian ringgit 64.167 100
Ruble 1,296.75 100
Rand 262.06 100
Korean won 18,355 100
UAE dirham 50.406 100
Saudi riyal 51.467 100
Hungarian forint 4,861.13 100
Polish zloty 56.454 100
Danish krone 94.06 100
Swedish krona 150.17 100
Norwegian krone 145.19 100
Turkish lira 372.496 100
Mexican peso 235.55 100
Thai baht 485.98 100
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