BEIJING, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 23 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 660.10
Euro 100 785.25
Japanese yen 100 5.9780
Hong Kong dollar 100 84.358
British pound 100 852.77
Australian dollar 100 522.07
New Zealand dollar 100 475.62
Singapore dollar 100 486.15
Swiss franc 100 685.13
Canadian dollar 100 522.97
Malaysian ringgit 64.666 100
Ruble 886.68 100
Rand 197.14 100
Korean won 17,032 100
UAE dirham 55.632 100
Saudi riyal 56.800 100
Hungarian forint 3,893.59 100
Polish zloty 54.187 100
Danish krone 94.75 100
Swedish krona 120.80 100
Norwegian krone 118.17 100
Turkish lira 52.345 100
Mexican peso 268.74 100
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.)
