ReturnBEIJING, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 710.95
Euro 100 695.12
Japanese yen 100 4.8083
Hong Kong dollar 100 90.568
British pound 100 803.44
Australian dollar 100 443.92
New Zealand dollar 100 397.95
Singapore dollar 100 501.54
Swiss franc 100 712.18
Canadian dollar 100 515.72
Malaysian ringgit 65.965 100
Ruble 872.84 100
Rand 256.15 100
Korean won 20,029 100
UAE dirham 51.464 100
Saudi riyal 52.644 100
Hungarian forint 6,016.68 100
Polish zloty 69.422 100
Danish krone 107.22 100
Swedish krona 158.31 100
Norwegian krone 149.58 100
Turkish lira 260.235 100
Mexican peso 281.10 100
Thai baht 534.00 100
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 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. ■
