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Chinese yuan weakens to 6.8629 against USD Monday
BEIJING, Aug. 13, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – The central parity rate of the
Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 234 basis points to 6.8629
against the U.S. dollar Monday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade
System.
In China’s spot foreign exchange market, the yuan is allowed to rise or
fall by 2 percent from the central parity rate each trading day.
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 following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency
renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Monday by the
China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 686.29
Euro 100 782.86
Japanese yen 100 6.2070
Hong Kong dollar 100 87.428
British pound 100 876.97
Australian dollar 100 501.03
New Zealand dollar 100 452.53
Singapore dollar 100 500.09
Swiss franc 100 690.92
Canadian dollar 100 522.57
Malaysian ringgit 59.482 100
Ruble 995.66 100
Rand 207.05 100
Korean won 16,449 100
UAE dirham 53.478 100
Saudi riyal 54.604 100
Hungarian forint 4,128.77 100
Polish zloty 54.903 100
Danish krone 95.18 100
Swedish krona 133.08 100
Norwegian krone 121.81 100
Turkish lira 97.369 100
Mexican peso 276.98 100
Thai baht 485.02 100
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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