BEIJING, April 30 (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 China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 720.14
Euro 100 822.50
Japanese yen 100 5.0872
Hong Kong dollar 100 92.813
British pound 100 968.67
Australian dollar 100 461.77
New Zealand dollar 100 429.96
Singapore dollar 100 552.19
Swiss franc 100 876.40
Canadian dollar 100 522.98
Pataca 111.03 100
Malaysian ringgit 59.837 100
Ruble 1,128.33 100
Rand 256.88 100
Korean won 19,747 100
UAE dirham 50.795 100
Saudi riyal 51.875 100
Hungarian forint 4,911.05 100
Polish zloty 51.867 100
Danish krone 90.79 100
Swedish krona 133.26 100
Norwegian krone 143.49 100
Turkish lira 532.563 100
Mexican peso 270.84 100
Thai baht 461.39 100
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