BEIJING, Nov. 6 (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 100 708.65
Euro 100 816.21
Japanese yen 100 4.6126
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.151
British pound 100 926.74
Australian dollar 100 462.01
New Zealand dollar 100 402.47
Singapore dollar 100 543.58
Swiss franc 100 876.45
Canadian dollar 100 503.44
Pataca 113.05 100
Malaysian ringgit 58.983 100
Ruble 1,141.90 100
Rand 245.31 100
Korean won 20,266 100
UAE dirham 51.705 100
Saudi riyal 52.805 100
Hungarian forint 4,737.29 100
Polish zloty 52.102 100
Danish krone 91.48 100
Swedish krona 134.54 100
Norwegian krone 143.79 100
Turkish lira 592.51 100
Mexican peso 261.98 100
Thai baht 456.91 100
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. ■
