BEIJING, May 14 (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 100 719.56
Euro 100 803.58
Japanese yen 100 4.87
Hong Kong dollar 100 92.286
British pound 100 955.33
Australian dollar 100 464.68
New Zealand dollar 100 426.31
Singapore dollar 100 552.25
Swiss franc 100 855.70
Canadian dollar 100 515.37
Pataca 111.67 100
Malaysian ringgit 60.11 100
Ruble 1,110.94 100
Rand 254.90 100
Korean won 19,703 100
UAE dirham 51.15 100
Saudi riyal 52.231 100
Hungarian forint 5,027.91 100
Polish zloty 52.74 100
Danish krone 92.87 100
Swedish krona 135.37 100
Norwegian krone 144.27 100
Turkish lira 540.003 100
Mexican peso 270.18 100
Thai baht 462.83 100
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