BEIJING, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) — The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System: Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan U.S. dollar 100 706.44 Euro 100 788.34 Japanese yen 100 4.9493 Hong Kong dollar 100 90.655 British pound 100 938.07 Australian dollar 100 481.00 New Zealand dollar 100 440.62 Singapore dollar 100 546.70 Swiss franc 100 833.47 Canadian dollar 100 520.88 Pataca 113.69 100 Malaysian ringgit 59.557 100 Ruble 1,303.88 100 Rand 247.84 100 Korean won 18,808 100 UAE dirham 51.986 100 Saudi riyal 53.113 100 Hungarian forint 4,999.90 100 Polish zloty 54.219 100 Danish krone 94.62 100 Swedish krona 143.84 100 Norwegian krone 148.68 100 Turkish lira 482.354 100 Mexican peso 273.40 100 Thai baht 468.79 100 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.