BEIJING, July 9 (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 100 680.36
Euro 100 776.96
Japanese yen 100 4.1863
Hong Kong dollar 100 86.791
British pound 100 910.98
Australian dollar 100 471.50
New Zealand dollar 100 388.54
Singapore dollar 100 525.85
Swiss franc 100 841.71
Canadian dollar 100 479.99
Pataca 118.73 100
Malaysian ringgit 59.914 100
Ruble 1,128.15 100
Rand 241.19 100
Korean won 22,125 100
UAE dirham 53.997 100
Saudi riyal 55.197 100
Hungarian forint 4,630.09 100
Polish zloty 55.448 100
Danish krone 96.22 100
Swedish krona 142.53 100
Norwegian krone 143.51 100
Turkish lira 688.774 100
Mexican peso 258.23 100
Thai baht 492.09 100
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. ■
