BEIJING, May 30 (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 100 718.48
Euro 100 816.2
Japanese yen 100 4.9861
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.642
British pound 100 968.44
Australian dollar 100 462.24
New Zealand dollar 100 428.66
Singapore dollar 100 557.83
Swiss franc 100 872.43
Canadian dollar 100 519.59
Pataca 112.45 100
Malaysian ringgit 59.05 100
Ruble 1,074.37 100
Rand 247.89 100
Korean won 19,106 100
UAE dirham 51.226 100
Saudi riyal 52.307 100
Hungarian forint 4,946.59 100
Polish zloty 51.957 100
Danish krone 91.43 100
Swedish krona 133.18 100
Norwegian krone 141.12 100
Turkish lira 546.923 100
Mexican peso 269.1 100
Thai baht 453.59 100
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