BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) — The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 718.86
Euro 100 788.64
Japanese yen 100 5.0312
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.697
British pound 100 923.22
Australian dollar 100 470.89
New Zealand dollar 100 434.80
Singapore dollar 100 537.25
Swiss franc 100 827.11
Canadian dollar 100 537.82
Malaysian ringgit 64.378 100
Ruble 1,293.71 100
Rand 254.81 100
Korean won 18,296 100
UAE dirham 50.585 100
Saudi riyal 51.659 100
Hungarian forint 4,855.86 100
Polish zloty 56.697 100
Danish krone 94.28 100
Swedish krona 150.18 100
Norwegian krone 145.59 100
Turkish lira 374.832 100
Mexican peso 232.02 100
Thai baht 480.50 100
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 mChiNext Index opens higher Thursday
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