BEIJING, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 682.93
Euro 100 798.64
Japanese yen 100 6.1126
Hong Kong dollar 100 87.009
British pound 100 896.35
Australian dollar 100 507.03
New Zealand dollar 100 465.05
Singapore dollar 100 501.57
Swiss franc 100 689.96
Canadian dollar 100 524.91
Malaysian ringgit 59.476 100
Ruble 918.18 100
Rand 193.84 100
Korean won 16,373 100
UAE dirham 53.745 100
Saudi riyal 54.878 100
Hungarian forint 4,012.29 100
Polish zloty 53.497 100
Danish krone 93.27 100
Swedish krona 128.68 100
Norwegian krone 119.38 100
Turkish lira 71.897 100
Mexican peso 273.00 100
Thai baht 486.75 100
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.
