BEIJING, May 19 (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 100 719.16
Euro 100 805.50
Japanese yen 100 4.9593
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.985
British pound 100 957.76
Australian dollar 100 461.63
New Zealand dollar 100 424.22
Singapore dollar 100 554.73
Swiss franc 100 862.45
Canadian dollar 100 516.09
Pataca 112.04 100
Malaysian ringgit 59.655 100
Ruble 1,124.12 100
Rand 250.73 100
Korean won 19,437 100
UAE dirham 51.009 100
Saudi riyal 52.091 100
Hungarian forint 4,999.51 100
Polish zloty 53.033 100
Danish krone 92.60 100
Swedish krona 135.22 100
Norwegian krone 144.03 100
Turkish lira 539.634 100
Mexican peso 270.21 100
Thai baht 461.03 100
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