BEIJING, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) — The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan U.S. dollar 100 719.92 Euro 100 761.31 Japanese yen 100 4.634 Hong Kong dollar 100 92.499 British pound 100 915.60 Australian dollar 100 466.79 New Zealand dollar 100 423.23 Singapore dollar 100 537.09 Swiss franc 100 812.04 Canadian dollar 100 514.51 Pataca 111.40 100 Malaysian ringgit 62.038 100 Ruble 1,372.76 100 Rand 252.73 100 Korean won 19,417 100 UAE dirham 50.734 100 Saudi riyal 51.869 100 Hungarian forint 5,326.41 100 Polish zloty 56.659 100 Danish krone 97.89 100 Swedish krona 152.02 100 Norwegian krone 154.09 100 Turkish lira 478.07 100 Mexican peso 282.64 100 Thai baht 483.87 100 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.