BEIJING, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) — The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 717.86
Euro 100 768.65
Japanese yen 100 4.9064
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.706
British pound 100 897.32
Australian dollar 100 465.36
New Zealand dollar 100 427.01
Singapore dollar 100 530.32
Swiss franc 100 807.42
Canadian dollar 100 535.79
Malaysian ringgit 65.121 100
Ruble 1,317.23 100
Rand 263.45 100
Korean won 18,292 100
UAE dirham 50.828 100
Saudi riyal 51.905 100
Hungarian forint 5,018.48 100
Polish zloty 60.57 100
Danish krone 97.29 100
Swedish krona 154.89 100
Norwegian krone 148.78 100
Turkish lira 373.622 100
Mexican peso 237.86 100
Thai baht 493.03 100
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