BEIJING, Sept. 20 (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 100 656.70
Euro 100 787.49
Japanese yen 100 5.8923
Hong Kong dollar 100 84.144
British pound 100 888.19
Australian dollar 100 525.98
New Zealand dollar 100 480.89
Singapore dollar 100 488.00
Swiss franc 100 682.88
Canadian dollar 100 534.42
Malaysian ringgit 63.814 100
Ruble 883.81 100
Rand 202.92 100
Korean won 17,101 100
UAE dirham 55.937 100
Saudi riyal 57.115 100
Hungarian forint 3,910.82 100
Polish zloty 54.352 100
Danish krone 94.47 100
Swedish krona 121.09 100
Norwegian krone 118.81 100
Turkish lira 53.124 100
Mexican peso 271.35 100
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.)