BEIJING, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) — The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 719.86
Euro 100 779.52
Japanese yen 100 4.9573
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.894
British pound 100 907.06
Australian dollar 100 466.77
New Zealand dollar 100 430.00
Singapore dollar 100 533.36
Swiss franc 100 813.68
Canadian dollar 100 534.81
Malaysian ringgit 65.003 100
Ruble 1,322.05 100
Rand 260.80 100
Korean won 18,231 100
UAE dirham 50.705 100
Saudi riyal 51.777 100
Hungarian forint 4,943.17 100
Polish zloty 59.789 100
Danish krone 95.62 100
Swedish krona 152.87 100
Norwegian krone 146.60 100
Turkish lira 371.74 100
Mexican peso 239.65 100
Thai baht 487.87 100
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 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.