BEIJING, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) — The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 711.05
Euro 100 703.08
Japanese yen 100 4.7793
Hong Kong dollar 100 90.583
British pound 100 810.02
Australian dollar 100 450.38
New Zealand dollar 100 406.25
Singapore dollar 100 503.06
Swiss franc 100 718.61
Canadian dollar 100 520.17
Malaysian ringgit 66.111 100
Ruble 856.35 100
Rand 253.73 100
Korean won 19,881 100
UAE dirham 51.532 100
Saudi riyal 52.697 100
Hungarian forint 5,888.87 100
Polish zloty 68.193 100
Danish krone 106.04 100
Swedish krona 155.55 100
Norwegian krone 148.18 100
Turkish lira 260.598 100
Mexican peso 281.55 100
Thai baht 532.51 100
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.