Market exchange rates in China — Aug. 27

BEIJING, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) — The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 712.49
Euro 100 794.94
Japanese yen 100 4.9302
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.359
British pound 100 939.26
Australian dollar 100 482.51
New Zealand dollar 100 442.12
Singapore dollar 100 546.17
Swiss franc 100 840.91
Canadian dollar 100 528.28
Pataca 112.80 100
Malaysian ringgit 61.094 100
Ruble 1,291.66 100
Rand 248.71 100
Korean won 18,662 100
UAE dirham 51.576 100
Saudi riyal 52.691 100
Hungarian forint 4,961.67 100
Polish zloty 53.859 100
Danish krone 93.85 100
Swedish krona 143.39 100
Norwegian krone 148.04 100
Turkish lira 477.832 100
Mexican peso 272.32 100
Thai baht 477.15 100
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. ■