BEIJING, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 708.66
Euro 100 819.86
Japanese yen 100 4.6064
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.16
British pound 100 934.65
Australian dollar 100 463.71
New Zealand dollar 100 401.01
Singapore dollar 100 544.68
Swiss franc 100 880.91
Canadian dollar 100 506.07
Pataca 113.07 100
Malaysian ringgit 58.597 100
Ruble 1,142.09 100
Rand 241.87 100
Korean won 20,522 100
UAE dirham 51.741 100
Saudi riyal 52.839 100
Hungarian forint 4,675.18 100
Polish zloty 51.613 100
Danish krone 91.09 100
Swedish krona 134.08 100
Norwegian krone 142.73 100
Turkish lira 594.738 100
Mexican peso 259.08 100
Thai baht 455.11 100
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. ■
