BEIJING, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 684.98
Euro 100 817.73
Japanese yen 100 6.4646
Hong Kong dollar 100 88.383
British pound 100 915.18
Australian dollar 100 505.32
New Zealand dollar 100 461.34
Singapore dollar 100 503.47
Swiss franc 100 757.53
Canadian dollar 100 525.12
Malaysian ringgit 60.734 100
Ruble 1,077.53 100
Rand 247.48 100
Korean won 17,329 100
UAE dirham 53.642 100
Saudi riyal 54.773 100
Hungarian forint 4,344.65 100
Polish zloty 53.77 100
Danish krone 91.03 100
Swedish krona 126.27 100
Norwegian krone 127.48 100
Turkish lira 107.432 100
Mexican peso 320.00 100
Thai baht 453.74 100
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. Enditem
