BEIJING, Sept. 22 (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 100 717.29
Euro 100 768.81
Japanese yen 100 4.8935
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.753
British pound 100 887.41
Australian dollar 100 463.47
New Zealand dollar 100 429.18
Singapore dollar 100 527.41
Swiss franc 100 798.02
Canadian dollar 100 536.00
Malaysian ringgit 65.273 100
Ruble 1,327.52 100
Rand 263.33 100
Korean won 18,449 100
UAE dirham 51.032 100
Saudi riyal 52.116 100
Hungarian forint 5,070.96 100
Polish zloty 60.32 100
Danish krone 97.28 100
Swedish krona 154.89 100
Norwegian krone 149.53 100
Turkish lira 376.474 100
Mexican peso 240.08 100
Thai baht 498.76 100
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.