BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 645.77
Euro 100 766.79
Japanese yen 100 5.8729
Hong Kong dollar 100 83.108
British pound 100 893.44
Australian dollar 100 477.84
New Zealand dollar 100 459.07
Singapore dollar 100 481.04
Swiss franc 100 706.15
Canadian dollar 100 514.42
Malaysian ringgit 64.401 100
Ruble 1,128.45 100
Rand 223.69 100
Korean won 17,939 100
UAE dirham 56.881 100
Saudi riyal 58.086 100
Hungarian forint 4,545.67 100
Polish zloty 58.834 100
Danish krone 96.96 100
Swedish krona 132.75 100
Norwegian krone 133.87 100
Turkish lira 128.30 100
Mexican peso 309.13 100
Thai baht 502.62 100
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. Enditem