BEIJING, June 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 716.20
Euro 100 836.06
Japanese yen 100 4.9388
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.254
British pound 100 979.57
Australian dollar 100 466.69
New Zealand dollar 100 433.10
Singapore dollar 100 560.55
Swiss franc 100 890.48
Canadian dollar 100 521.98
Pataca 112.97 100
Malaysian ringgit 59.116 100
Ruble 1,092.15 100
Rand 247.48 100
Korean won 18,971 100
UAE dirham 51.291 100
Saudi riyal 52.38 100
Hungarian forint 4,792.92 100
Polish zloty 50.811 100
Danish krone 89.25 100
Swedish krona 132.25 100
Norwegian krone 141.31 100
Turkish lira 555.263 100
Mexican peso 264.20 100
Thai baht 454.27 100
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. ■
