BEIJING, May 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 719.31
Euro 100 808.10
Japanese yen 100 4.9691
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.941
British pound 100 961.13
Australian dollar 100 464.56
New Zealand dollar 100 426.99
Singapore dollar 100 555.83
Swiss franc 100 861.44
Canadian dollar 100 515.70
Pataca 112.08 100
Malaysian ringgit 59.637 100
Ruble 1,117.87 100
Rand 251.32 100
Korean won 19,328 100
UAE dirham 51.033 100
Saudi riyal 52.118 100
Hungarian forint 4,972.60 100
Polish zloty 52.554 100
Danish krone 92.32 100
Swedish krona 134.56 100
Norwegian krone 143.27 100
Turkish lira 539.41 100
Mexican peso 268.22 100
Thai baht 459.82 100
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