BEIJING, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 683.76
Euro 100 814.65
Japanese yen 100 6.452
Hong Kong dollar 100 88.227
British pound 100 915.41
Australian dollar 100 504.02
New Zealand dollar 100 462.26
Singapore dollar 100 502.16
Swiss franc 100 751.41
Canadian dollar 100 523.46
Malaysian ringgit 60.636 100
Ruble 1,076.82 100
Rand 243.48 100
Korean won 17,344 100
UAE dirham 53.744 100
Saudi riyal 54.878 100
Hungarian forint 4,369.39 100
Polish zloty 53.875 100
Danish krone 91.39 100
Swedish krona 126.99 100
Norwegian krone 128.12 100
Turkish lira 107.798 100
Mexican peso 318.40 100
Thai baht 455.98 100
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
