BEIJING, Sept. 11 (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 100 683.89
Euro 100 808.77
Japanese yen 100 6.4425
Hong Kong dollar 100 88.24
British pound 100 876.11
Australian dollar 100 496.79
New Zealand dollar 100 454.90
Singapore dollar 100 499.52
Swiss franc 100 751.44
Canadian dollar 100 518.59
Malaysian ringgit 60.879 100
Ruble 1,099.05 100
Rand 246.90 100
Korean won 17,359 100
UAE dirham 53.714 100
Saudi riyal 54.855 100
Hungarian forint 4,421.50 100
Polish zloty 55.053 100
Danish krone 92.00 100
Swedish krona 128.11 100
Norwegian krone 132.48 100
Turkish lira 108.924 100
Mexican peso 313.46 100
Thai baht 457.84 100
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
