BEIJING, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 638.56
Euro 100 740.45
Japanese yen 100 5.5912
Hong Kong dollar 100 82.109
British pound 100 879.03
Australian dollar 100 479.60
New Zealand dollar 100 457.46
Singapore dollar 100 473.88
Swiss franc 100 694.10
Canadian dollar 100 515.32
Malaysian ringgit 64.947 100
Ruble 1,088.00 100
Rand 232.49 100
Korean won 18,293 100
UAE dirham 57.524 100
Saudi riyal 58.745 100
Hungarian forint 4,928.99 100
Polish zloty 62.234 100
Danish krone 100.46 100
Swedish krona 134.89 100
Norwegian krone 130.99 100
Turkish lira 149.392 100
Mexican peso 316.37 100
Thai baht 519.98 100
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 22 currencies are based on the average prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank foreign exchange market. Enditem