BEIJING, Oct. 13 (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 100 672.96
Euro 100 793.86
Japanese yen 100 6.3804
Hong Kong dollar 100 86.833
British pound 100 878.12
Australian dollar 100 484.22
New Zealand dollar 100 446.71
Singapore dollar 100 495.41
Swiss franc 100 739.49
Canadian dollar 100 512.63
Malaysian ringgit 61.693 100
Ruble 1,143.12 100
Rand 245.55 100
Korean won 17,066 100
UAE dirham 54.64 100
Saudi riyal 55.805 100
Hungarian forint 4,503.85 100
Polish zloty 56.133 100
Danish krone 93.71 100
Swedish krona 130.89 100
Norwegian krone 135.96 100
Turkish lira 117.342 100
Mexican peso 315.38 100
Thai baht 463.51 100
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
