BEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) — The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System: Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan U.S. dollar 100 713.18 Euro 100 781.43 Japanese yen 100 4.9069 Hong Kong dollar 100 91.556 British pound 100 912.01 Australian dollar 100 464.87 New Zealand dollar 100 424.81 Singapore dollar 100 538.31 Swiss franc 100 834.89 Canadian dollar 100 516.58 Pataca 112.55 100 Malaysian ringgit 62.223 100 Ruble 1,191.34 100 Rand 259.38 100 Korean won 19,186 100 UAE dirham 51.52 100 Saudi riyal 52.657 100 Hungarian forint 5,080.86 100 Polish zloty 55.083 100 Danish krone 95.58 100 Swedish krona 147.80 100 Norwegian krone 154.34 100 Turkish lira 468.324 100 Mexican peso 269.53 100 Thai baht 496.70 100 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 rate of the yuan against the Pataca is based on the central parity rate of the yuan against the Hong Kong dollar and the exchange rate of the Pataca against the Hong Kong 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.