Market exchange rates in China — Aug. 9

BEIJING, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) — The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 714.49
Euro 100 780.64
Japanese yen 100 4.8486
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.658
British pound 100 911.39
Australian dollar 100 471.27
New Zealand dollar 100 429.76
Singapore dollar 100 539.28
Swiss franc 100 825.27
Canadian dollar 100 520.67
Pataca 112.43 100
Malaysian ringgit 62.604 100
Ruble 1,212.03 100
Rand 256.74 100
Korean won 19,215 100
UAE dirham 51.365 100
Saudi riyal 52.476 100
Hungarian forint 5,079.18 100
Polish zloty 55.415 100
Danish krone 95.66 100
Swedish krona 147.01 100
Norwegian krone 151.67 100
Turkish lira 469.263 100
Mexican peso 264.17 100
Thai baht 493.04 100
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 rate of the yuan against the pataca is based on the central parity rate of the yuan against the Hong Kong dollar and the exchange rate of the pataca against the Hong Kong 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. ■