BEIJING, March 12 (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 100 709.63
Euro 100 777.82
Japanese yen 100 4.8568
Hong Kong dollar 100 90.731
British pound 100 912.08
Australian dollar 100 471.17
New Zealand dollar 100 440.00
Singapore dollar 100 534.69
Swiss franc 100 811.20
Canadian dollar 100 528.35
Pataca 113.58 100
Malaysian ringgit 66.003 100
Ruble 1,273.03 100
Rand 262.74 100
Korean won 18,368 100
UAE dirham 51.64 100
Saudi riyal 52.731 100
Hungarian forint 5,085.97 100
Polish zloty 55.202 100
Danish krone 96.11 100
Swedish krona 143.84 100
Norwegian krone 146.84 100
Turkish lira 450.361 100
Mexican peso 236.82 100
Thai baht 497.12 100
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.