BEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the 西瓜视频Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 714.09
Euro 100 827.68
Japanese yen 100 4.849
Hong Kong dollar 100 90.968
British pound 100 951.25
Australian dollar 100 463.13
New Zealand dollar 100 423.18
Singapore dollar 100 555.44
Swiss franc 100 885.58
Canadian dollar 100 519.36
Pataca 113.28 100
Malaysian ringgit 59.06 100
Ruble 1,113.88 100
Rand 250.51 100
Korean won 19,367 100
UAE dirham 51.342 100
Saudi riyal 52.452 100
Hungarian forint 4,810.34 100
Polish zloty 51.716 100
Danish krone 90.17 100
Swedish krona 135.24 100
Norwegian krone 143.39 100
Turkish lira 568.341 100
Mexican peso 262.18 100
Thai baht 451.41 100
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. ■