BEIJING, July 4 (Xinhua) — The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 713.05
Euro 100 772.32
Japanese yen 100 4.4517
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.29
British pound 100 911.96
Australian dollar 100 480.99
New Zealand dollar 100 438.53
Singapore dollar 100 528.49
Swiss franc 100 792.58
Canadian dollar 100 525.41
Pataca 112.88 100
Malaysian ringgit 66.199 100
Ruble 1,230.43 100
Rand 257.86 100
Korean won 19,257 100
UAE dirham 51.363 100
Saudi riyal 52.459 100
Hungarian forint 5,133.10 100
Polish zloty 55.909 100
Danish krone 96.97 100
Swedish krona 146.54 100
Norwegian krone 147.64 100
Turkish lira 454.979 100
Mexican peso 255.30 100
Thai baht 510.22 100
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.