BCN-25 Chinese yuan weakens to 6.4003 against USD Friday

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Chinese yuan weakens to 6.4003 against USD Friday

BEIJING, June 8, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – The central parity rate of the
Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 84 basis points to 6.4003
against the U.S. dollar Friday, 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 Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 640.03
Euro 100 754.96
Japanese yen 100 5.8360
Hong Kong dollar 100 81.578
British pound 100 858.90
Australian dollar 100 487.69
New Zealand dollar 100 449.48
Singapore dollar 100 479.77
Swiss franc 100 652.77
Canadian dollar 100 493.28
Malaysian ringgit 62.169 100
Ruble 975.26 100
Rand 202.55 100
Korean won 16,730 100
UAE dirham 57.394 100
Saudi riyal 58.597 100
Hungarian forint 4,221.02 100
Polish zloty 56.660 100
Danish krone 98.65 100
Swedish krona 135.96 100
Norwegian krone 125.91 100
Turkish lira 70.008 100
Mexican peso 319.02 100
Thai baht 500.10 100
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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