BEIJING, Jan. 19 (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 100 700.51
Euro 100 810.97
Japanese yen 100 4.4281
Hong Kong dollar 100 89.828
British pound 100 934.45
Australian dollar 100 466.37
New Zealand dollar 100 401.39
Singapore dollar 100 542.44
Swiss franc 100 874.01
Canadian dollar 100 501.80
Pataca 114.71 100
Malaysian ringgit 57.966 100
Ruble 1,118.83 100
Rand 235.16 100
Korean won 21,139 100
UAE dirham 52.632 100
Saudi riyal 53.738 100
Hungarian forint 4,750.16 100
Polish zloty 52.07 100
Danish krone 92.15 100
Swedish krona 132.05 100
Norwegian krone 144.46 100
Turkish lira 619.931 100
Mexican peso 252.41 100
Thai baht 448.90 100
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. ■
