BEIJING, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) — The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 717.86
Euro 100 781.44
Japanese yen 100 4.9782
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.493
British pound 100 913.44
Australian dollar 100 468.82
New Zealand dollar 100 432.19
Singapore dollar 100 536.13
Swiss franc 100 819.34
Canadian dollar 100 534.99
Malaysian ringgit 64.435 100
Ruble 1,327.10 100
Rand 259.68 100
Korean won 18,154 100
UAE dirham 50.625 100
Saudi riyal 51.691 100
Hungarian forint 4,920.62 100
Polish zloty 57.21 100
Danish krone 95.08 100
Swedish krona 151.84 100
Norwegian krone 146.66 100
Turkish lira 367.375 100
Mexican peso 235.74 100
Thai baht 482.79 100
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 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.