BEIJING, Oct. 28 (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 100 713.07
Euro 100 769.90
Japanese yen 100 4.6657
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.733
British pound 100 924.05
Australian dollar 100 471.16
New Zealand dollar 100 426.55
Singapore dollar 100 538.92
Swiss franc 100 820.97
Canadian dollar 100 513.22
Pataca 112.32 100
Malaysian ringgit 60.935 100
Ruble 1,364.67 100
Rand 247.69 100
Korean won 19,479 100
UAE dirham 51.514 100
Saudi riyal 52.673 100
Hungarian forint 5,244.65 100
Polish zloty 56.427 100
Danish krone 96.87 100
Swedish krona 148.84 100
Norwegian krone 154.07 100
Turkish lira 480.922 100
Mexican peso 279.72 100
Thai baht 473.32 100
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. ■
