BEIJING, June 23 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 717.1
Euro 100 825.09
Japanese yen 100 4.9113
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.352
British pound 100 964.33
Australian dollar 100 462.76
New Zealand dollar 100 428.27
Singapore dollar 100 557.27
Swiss franc 100 877.82
Canadian dollar 100 522.5
Pataca 112.87 100
Malaysian ringgit 59.285 100
Ruble 1,092.91 100
Rand 251.8 100
Korean won 19,166 100
UAE dirham 51.142 100
Saudi riyal 52.263 100
Hungarian forint 4,880.76 100
Polish zloty 51.773 100
Danish krone 90.37 100
Swedish krona 134.98 100
Norwegian krone 140.68 100
Turkish lira 553.105 100
Mexican peso 267.93 100
Thai baht 456.98 100
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. ■
