BEIJING, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 705.72
Euro 100 783.05
Japanese yen 100 6.6371
Hong Kong dollar 100 90.044
British pound 100 866.01
Australian dollar 100 477.63
New Zealand dollar 100 451.16
Singapore dollar 100 510.10
Swiss franc 100 718.69
Canadian dollar 100 531.61
Malaysian ringgit 59.233 100
Ruble 926.34 100
Rand 215.45 100
Korean won 17,108 100
UAE dirham 51.962 100
Saudi riyal 53.056 100
Hungarian forint 4,187.34 100
Polish zloty 55.617 100
Danish krone 95.18 100
Swedish krona 136.87 100
Norwegian krone 127.04 100
Turkish lira 81.604 100
Mexican peso 280.26 100
Thai baht 435.62 100
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.)
