BEIJING, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 687.18
Euro 100 786.50
Japanese yen 100 6.2233
Hong Kong dollar 100 87.543
British pound 100 876.76
Australian dollar 100 502.59
New Zealand dollar 100 455.43
Singapore dollar 100 501.57
Swiss franc 100 690.97
Canadian dollar 100 526.48
Malaysian ringgit 59.611 100
Ruble 974.37 100
Rand 214.56 100
Korean won 16,323 100
UAE dirham 53.407 100
Saudi riyal 54.541 100
Hungarian forint 4,106.13 100
Polish zloty 54.712 100
Danish krone 94.82 100
Swedish krona 133.14 100
Norwegian krone 122.94 100
Turkish lira 87.166 100
Mexican peso 274.82 100
Thai baht 482.46 100
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 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.
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
