BEIJING, Aug. 31 (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 100 718.11
Euro 100 792.71
Japanese yen 100 4.9847
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.538
British pound 100 922.52
Australian dollar 100 470.94
New Zealand dollar 100 433.42
Singapore dollar 100 537.96
Swiss franc 100 826.16
Canadian dollar 100 537.55
Malaysian ringgit 64.282 100
Ruble 1,320.98 100
Rand 257.86 100
Korean won 18,169 100
UAE dirham 50.626 100
Saudi riyal 51.705 100
Hungarian forint 4,792.72 100
Polish zloty 56.414 100
Danish krone 93.70 100
Swedish krona 149.22 100
Norwegian krone 145.57 100
Turkish lira 367.877 100
Mexican peso 231.79 100
Thai baht 481.56 100
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