BEIJING, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) — The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 717.32
Euro 100 771.07
Japanese yen 100 4.8897
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.715
British pound 100 894.14
Australian dollar 100 466.69
New Zealand dollar 100 430.57
Singapore dollar 100 529.04
Swiss franc 100 802.71
Canadian dollar 100 537.23
Malaysian ringgit 65.40 100
Ruble 1,337.79 100
Rand 262.64 100
Korean won 18,322 100
UAE dirham 51.018 100
Saudi riyal 52.103 100
Hungarian forint 5,004.05 100
Polish zloty 60.788 100
Danish krone 97.03 100
Swedish krona 154.56 100
Norwegian krone 149.37 100
Turkish lira 375.244 100
Mexican peso 237.74 100
Thai baht 496.94 100
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