BEIJING, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) — The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 721.48
Euro 100 781.40
Japanese yen 100 4.971
Hong Kong dollar 100 92.016
British pound 100 910.54
Australian dollar 100 467.48
New Zealand dollar 100 431.87
Singapore dollar 100 535.14
Swiss franc 100 817.63
Canadian dollar 100 536.83
Malaysian ringgit 64.857 100
Ruble 1,347.97 100
Rand 261.92 100
Korean won 18,183 100
UAE dirham 50.441 100
Saudi riyal 51.509 100
Hungarian forint 4,968.62 100
Polish zloty 59.461 100
Danish krone 95.26 100
Swedish krona 152.07 100
Norwegian krone 145.79 100
Turkish lira 368.808 100
Mexican peso 242.47 100
Thai baht 484.82 100
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 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.
Chinese shares open higher Monday
BEIJING, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) — Chinese stocks opened higher on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.09 percent to open at 3,119.61 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index opened 0.09 percent higher at 10,290.81 points.
ChiNext Index opens lower Monday
BEIJING, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) — The ChiNext Index, tracking China’s Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, was down 0.04 percent to open at 2,048.95 points Monday.
The ChiNext Index, together with the Shenzhen Component Index and other indices, reflects the performance of stocks listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.