BEIJING, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) — The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 715.70
Euro 100 721.57
Japanese yen 100 4.8878
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.176
British pound 100 831.80
Australian dollar 100 464.00
New Zealand dollar 100 417.29
Singapore dollar 100 509.73
Swiss franc 100 726.05
Canadian dollar 100 527.92
Malaysian ringgit 65.881 100
Ruble 857.48 100
Rand 250.72 100
Korean won 19,809 100
UAE dirham 51.354 100
Saudi riyal 52.55 100
Hungarian forint 5,673.15 100
Polish zloty 65.837 100
Danish krone 103.18 100
Swedish krona 151.79 100
Norwegian krone 143.31 100
Turkish lira 260.373 100
Mexican peso 279.45 100
Thai baht 526.71 100
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.