BEIJING, Sept. 7 (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 100 652.69
Euro 100 778.41
Japanese yen 100 5.9762
Hong Kong dollar 100 83.413
British pound 100 851.54
Australian dollar 100 522.65
New Zealand dollar 100 470.14
Singapore dollar 100 483.52
Swiss franc 100 682.77
Canadian dollar 100 533.37
Malaysian ringgit 64.841 100
Ruble 878.93 100
Rand 196.12 100
Korean won 17,348 100
UAE dirham 56.274 100
Saudi riyal 57.457 100
Hungarian forint 3,936.25 100
Polish zloty 54.580 100
Danish krone 95.60 100
Swedish krona 122.09 100
Norwegian krone 119.45 100
Turkish lira 52.520 100
Mexican peso 272.38 100
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.)