BEIJING, Aug. 4 (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 100 714.18
Euro 100 785.63
Japanese yen 100 5.031
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.468
British pound 100 912.37
Australian dollar 100 470.80
New Zealand dollar 100 436.77
Singapore dollar 100 535.19
Swiss franc 100 820.23
Canadian dollar 100 537.90
Malaysian ringgit 63.607 100
Ruble 1,314.48 100
Rand 260.02 100
Korean won 18,105 100
UAE dirham 51.197 100
Saudi riyal 52.284 100
Hungarian forint 5,013.64 100
Polish zloty 56.767 100
Danish krone 94.76 100
Swedish krona 148.73 100
Norwegian krone 142.63 100
Turkish lira 376.63 100
Mexican peso 241.63 100
Thai baht 481.66 100
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.