Market exchange rates in China — Aug. 15

BEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) — The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 713.99
Euro 100 786.18
Japanese yen 100 4.8479
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.626
British pound 100 915.68
Australian dollar 100 470.86
New Zealand dollar 100 428.12
Singapore dollar 100 542.29
Swiss franc 100 825.19
Canadian dollar 100 520.56
Pataca 112.44 100
Malaysian ringgit 61.929 100
Ruble 1,257.91 100
Rand 253.12 100
Korean won 19,028 100
UAE dirham 51.439 100
Saudi riyal 52.563 100
Hungarian forint 5,024.89 100
Polish zloty 54.57 100
Danish krone 94.90 100
Swedish krona 146.59 100
Norwegian krone 150.13 100
Turkish lira 470.634 100
Mexican peso 263.61 100
Thai baht 491.14 100
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. ■