BEIJING, Oct. 30 (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 100 713.90
Euro 100 772.48
Japanese yen 100 4.6588
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.877
British pound 100 929.02
Australian dollar 100 468.30
New Zealand dollar 100 426.23
Singapore dollar 100 539.41
Swiss franc 100 823.26
Canadian dollar 100 513.15
Pataca 112.18 100
Malaysian ringgit 61.275 100
Ruble 1,366.83 100
Rand 247.30 100
Korean won 19,390 100
UAE dirham 51.514 100
Saudi riyal 52.603 100
Hungarian forint 5,244.08 100
Polish zloty 56.151 100
Danish krone 96.54 100
Swedish krona 148.99 100
Norwegian krone 153.48 100
Turkish lira 480.042 100
Mexican peso 280.79 100
Thai baht 471.79 100
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. ■
