BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 719.03
Euro 100 814.62
Japanese yen 100 5.0009
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.858
British pound 100 964.74
Australian dollar 100 462.73
New Zealand dollar 100 426.88
Singapore dollar 100 557.84
Swiss franc 100 870.96
Canadian dollar 100 518.84
Pataca 112.18 100
Malaysian ringgit 59.278 100
Ruble 1,108.53 100
Rand 249.91 100
Korean won 19,112 100
UAE dirham 51.076 100
Saudi riyal 52.155 100
Hungarian forint 4,940.22 100
Polish zloty 52.047 100
Danish krone 91.58 100
Swedish krona 133.16 100
Norwegian krone 141.51 100
Turkish lira 539.513 100
Mexican peso 269.29 100
Thai baht 454.41 100
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