BEIJING, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 678.13
Euro 100 688.63
Japanese yen 100 5.0793
Hong Kong dollar 100 86.388
British pound 100 823.76
Australian dollar 100 468.08
New Zealand dollar 100 422.24
Singapore dollar 100 489.94
Swiss franc 100 707.34
Canadian dollar 100 526.38
Malaysian ringgit 65.709 100
Ruble 895.00 100
Rand 248.16 100
Korean won 19,354 100
UAE dirham 54.161 100
Saudi riyal 55.405 100
Hungarian forint 5,784.59 100
Polish zloty 68.543 100
Danish krone 108.08 100
Swedish krona 151.27 100
Norwegian krone 144.26 100
Turkish lira 264.534 100
Mexican peso 306.56 100
Thai baht 534.25 100
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.
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