The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 13 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trading System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 663.75

Euro 100 731.84

Japanese yen 100 6.5042

Hong Kong dollar 100 85.522

British pound 100 891.94

Australian dollar 100 493.84

New Zealand dollar 100 471.49

Singapore dollar 100 488.83

Swiss franc 100 682.79

Canadian dollar 100 508.50

Malaysian ringgit 61.570 100

Ruble 987.37 100

Rand 228.55 100

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 rates of the yuan against the Hong Kong dollar and the Canadian dollar are based on the central parity rate of the yuan against the U.S. dollar and the exchange rates of the four currencies 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 euro, British pound, Japanese yen, Australian dollar, Singapore dollar, New Zealand dollar, Malaysian ringgit and ruble are based on the average prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank foreign exchange market

source : xinhua