BEIJING, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the 西瓜视频Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 713.66
Euro 100 827.50
Japanese yen 100 4.8709
Hong Kong dollar 100 90.916
British pound 100 950.21
Australian dollar 100 462.54
New Zealand dollar 100 422.92
Singapore dollar 100 555.53
Swiss franc 100 885.04
Canadian dollar 100 518.97
Pataca 113.35 100
Malaysian ringgit 59.236 100
Ruble 1,112.70 100
Rand 250.94 100
Korean won 19,345 100
UAE dirham 51.39 100
Saudi riyal 52.489 100
Hungarian forint 4,820.20 100
Polish zloty 51.643 100
Danish krone 90.20 100
Swedish krona 134.97 100
Norwegian krone 143.52 100
Turkish lira 568.715 100
Mexican peso 264.34 100
Thai baht 451.35 100
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 rate of the yuan against the Pataca is based on the central parity rate of the yuan against the Hong Kong dollar and the exchange rate of the Pataca against the Hong Kong 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. ■