BEIJING, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 23 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 666.33
Euro 100 783.56
Japanese yen 100 6.0755
Hong Kong dollar 100 85.139
British pound 100 854.17
Australian dollar 100 526.47
New Zealand dollar 100 483.75
Singapore dollar 100 488.98
Swiss franc 100 687.87
Canadian dollar 100 530.05
Malaysian ringgit 64.237 100
Ruble 886.81 100
Rand 198.39 100
Korean won 16,991 100
UAE dirham 55.121 100
Saudi riyal 56.280 100
Hungarian forint 3,866.16 100
Polish zloty 54.544 100
Danish krone 94.93 100
Swedish krona 121.55 100
Norwegian krone 118.72 100
Turkish lira 52.458 100
Mexican peso 265.09 100
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 21 currencies are based on the average prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank foreign exchange market.
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
