BEIJING, Aug. 28 (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 100 718.56
Euro 100 784.37
Japanese yen 100 4.9711
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.603
British pound 100 914.38
Australian dollar 100 466.57
New Zealand dollar 100 430.46
Singapore dollar 100 536.19
Swiss franc 100 821.14
Canadian dollar 100 535.78
Malaysian ringgit 64.23 100
Ruble 1,307.59 100
Rand 256.35 100
Korean won 18,175 100
UAE dirham 50.553 100
Saudi riyal 51.623 100
Hungarian forint 4,871.25 100
Polish zloty 56.998 100
Danish krone 94.73 100
Swedish krona 152.00 100
Norwegian krone 146.71 100
Turkish lira 363.638 100
Mexican peso 231.18 100
Thai baht 481.86 100
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.