BEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 719.19
Euro 100 812.69
Japanese yen 100 5.0067
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.86
British pound 100 966.61
Australian dollar 100 461.92
New Zealand dollar 100 425.21
Singapore dollar 100 557.29
Swiss franc 100 869.35
Canadian dollar 100 519.83
Pataca 112.19 100
Malaysian ringgit 59.333 100
Ruble 1,106.36 100
Rand 250.26 100
Korean won 19,183 100
UAE dirham 51.008 100
Saudi riyal 52.079 100
Hungarian forint 4,961.76 100
Polish zloty 52.303 100
Danish krone 91.81 100
Swedish krona 133.82 100
Norwegian krone 141.55 100
Turkish lira 541.89 100
Mexican peso 268.47 100
Thai baht 456.00 100
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