BEIJING, June 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 718.86
Euro 100 818.53
Japanese yen 100 4.9977
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.635
British pound 100 973.24
Australian dollar 100 465.13
New Zealand dollar 100 432.03
Singapore dollar 100 557.88
Swiss franc 100 873.92
Canadian dollar 100 524.61
Pataca 112.40 100
Malaysian ringgit 59.019 100
Ruble 1,098.96 100
Rand 248.28 100
Korean won 19,160 100
UAE dirham 51.03 100
Saudi riyal 52.114 100
Hungarian forint 4,929.82 100
Polish zloty 52.176 100
Danish krone 91.09 100
Swedish krona 133.67 100
Norwegian krone 140.87 100
Turkish lira 543.871 100
Mexican peso 267.48 100
Thai baht 453.72 100
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