BCN-36 Chinese yuan weakens to 6.9072 against USD Wednesday

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Chinese yuan weakens to 6.9072 against USD Wednesday

BEIJING, Oct. 10, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – The central parity rate of the
Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 53 basis points to 6.9072
against the U.S. dollar Wednesday, 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 Tuesday by
the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 690.19
Euro 100 793.12
Japanese yen 100 6.1055
Hong Kong dollar 100 88.167
British pound 100 903.63
Australian dollar 100 488.23
New Zealand dollar 100 445.02
Singapore dollar 100 498.83
Swiss franc 100 695.42
Canadian dollar 100 532.61
Malaysian ringgit 60.191 100
Ruble 963.66 100
Rand 215.13 100
Korean won 16,405 100
UAE dirham 53.215 100
Saudi riyal 54.336 100
Hungarian forint 4,101.11 100
Polish zloty 54.43 100
Danish krone 94.07 100
Swedish krona 131.63 100
Norwegian krone 119.90 100
Turkish lira 88.636 100
Mexican peso 274.41 100
Thai baht 476.40 100

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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