BEIJING, April 28 (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 China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 720.43
Euro 100 821.25
Japanese yen 100 5.0434
Hong Kong dollar 100 92.877
British pound 100 961.90
Australian dollar 100 462.42
New Zealand dollar 100 431.76
Singapore dollar 100 550.01
Swiss franc 100 873.33
Canadian dollar 100 522.39
Pataca 110.96 100
Malaysian ringgit 60.461 100
Ruble 1,133.59 100
Rand 258.45 100
Korean won 19,800 100
UAE dirham 50.752 100
Saudi riyal 51.828 100
Hungarian forint 4,942.17 100
Polish zloty 52.00 100
Danish krone 90.98 100
Swedish krona 133.91 100
Norwegian krone 144.17 100
Turkish lira 530.50 100
Mexican peso 270.29 100
Thai baht 461.92 100
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. Enditem