BEIJING, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) — The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System: Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan U.S. dollar 100 713.90 Euro 100 772.48 Japanese yen 100 4.6588 Hong Kong dollar 100 91.877 British pound 100 929.02 Australian dollar 100 468.30 New Zealand dollar 100 426.23 Singapore dollar 100 539.41 Swiss franc 100 823.26 Canadian dollar 100 513.15 Pataca 112.18 100 Malaysian ringgit 61.275 100 Ruble 1,366.83 100 Rand 247.30 100 Korean won 19,390 100 UAE dirham 51.514 100 Saudi riyal 52.603 100 Hungarian forint 5,244.08 100 Polish zloty 56.151 100 Danish krone 96.54 100 Swedish krona 148.99 100 Norwegian krone 153.48 100 Turkish lira 480.042 100 Mexican peso 280.79 100 Thai baht 471.79 100
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.