BEIJING, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) — The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System: Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan U.S. dollar 100 718.82 Euro 100 758.74 Japanese yen 100 4.7165 Hong Kong dollar 100 92.444 British pound 100 911.64 Australian dollar 100 460.42 New Zealand dollar 100 418.05 Singapore dollar 100 535.50 Swiss franc 100 808.59 Canadian dollar 100 508.18 Pataca 111.47 100 Malaysian ringgit 61.629 100 Ruble 1,436.48 100 Rand 247.59 100 Korean won 19,788 100 UAE dirham 50.834 100 Saudi riyal 51.989 100 Hungarian forint 5,394.77 100 Polish zloty 56.173 100 Danish krone 98.36 100 Swedish krona 151.98 100 Norwegian krone 154.36 100 Turkish lira 483.43 100 Mexican peso 278.86 100 Thai baht 471.22 100 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.