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 Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 717.75
Euro 100 760.45
Japanese yen 100 4.8258
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.747
British pound 100 879.90
Australian dollar 100 456.94
New Zealand dollar 100 429.41
Singapore dollar 100 526.82
Swiss franc 100 795.75
Canadian dollar 100 528.09
Malaysian ringgit 65.798 100
Ruble 1,349.98 100
Rand 264.09 100
Korean won 18,552 100
UAE dirham 50.969 100
Saudi riyal 52.042 100
Hungarian forint 5,116.67 100
Polish zloty 59.978 100
Danish krone 98.41 100
Swedish krona 152.16 100
Norwegian krone 152.04 100
Turkish lira 385.538 100
Mexican peso 250.31 100
Thai baht 501.30 100
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.
