BEIJING, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 707.89
Euro 100 820.78
Japanese yen 100 4.5293
Hong Kong dollar 100 90.99
British pound 100 936.97
Australian dollar 100 462.43
New Zealand dollar 100 405.33
Singapore dollar 100 545.89
Swiss franc 100 879.71
Canadian dollar 100 504.60
Pataca 113.29 100
Malaysian ringgit 58.344 100
Ruble 1,101.35 100
Rand 242.35 100
Korean won 20,678 100
UAE dirham 51.897 100
Saudi riyal 53.008 100
Hungarian forint 4,646.31 100
Polish zloty 51.50 100
Danish krone 90.99 100
Swedish krona 133.85 100
Norwegian krone 143.56 100
Turkish lira 600.333 100
Mexican peso 259.18 100
Thai baht 455.26 100
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. ■
