BEIJING, Nov. 22 (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 100 719.42
Euro 100 756.41
Japanese yen 100 4.6919
Hong Kong dollar 100 92.439
British pound 100 909.25
Australian dollar 100 470.74
New Zealand dollar 100 423.59
Singapore dollar 100 536.46
Swiss franc 100 814.30
Canadian dollar 100 517.34
Pataca 111.48 100
Malaysian ringgit 61.781 100
Ruble 1,399.13 100
Rand 250.77 100
Korean won 19,349 100
UAE dirham 50.801 100
Saudi riyal 51.932 100
Hungarian forint 5,424.72 100
Polish zloty 57.339 100
Danish krone 98.56 100
Swedish krona 153.07 100
Norwegian krone 153.17 100
Turkish lira 477.171 100
Mexican peso 282.70 100
Thai baht 479.81 100
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. ■
