BEIJING, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 718.76
Euro 100 752.35
Japanese yen 100 4.6171
Hong Kong dollar 100 92.506
British pound 100 906.30
Australian dollar 100 452.46
New Zealand dollar 100 410.04
Singapore dollar 100 532.82
Swiss franc 100 803.78
Canadian dollar 100 504.00
Pataca 111.34 100
Malaysian ringgit 62.083 100
Ruble 1,386.78 100
Rand 256.88 100
Korean won 19,980 100
UAE dirham 50.762 100
Saudi riyal 51.915 100
Hungarian forint 5,485.16 100
Polish zloty 56.697 100
Danish krone 99.24 100
Swedish krona 152.64 100
Norwegian krone 156.94 100
Turkish lira 486.603 100
Mexican peso 279.52 100
Thai baht 472.02 100
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. ■
