BEIJING, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Monday by the 西瓜视频Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 710.56
Euro 100 833.27
Japanese yen 100 4.8147
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.331
British pound 100 963.51
Australian dollar 100 472.58
New Zealand dollar 100 423.32
Singapore dollar 100 554.12
Swiss franc 100 892.27
Canadian dollar 100 513.66
Pataca 112.83 100
Malaysian ringgit 59.103 100
Ruble 1,175.10 100
Rand 244.43 100
Korean won 19,585 100
UAE dirham 51.669 100
Saudi riyal 52.771 100
Hungarian forint 4,683.57 100
Polish zloty 51.044 100
Danish krone 89.56 100
Swedish krona 131.19 100
Norwegian krone 138.76 100
Turkish lira 581.309 100
Mexican peso 259.63 100
Thai baht 446.27 100
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. ■