BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 23 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 688.52
Euro 100 752.91
Japanese yen 100 6.0827
Hong Kong dollar 100 88.338
British pound 100 887.80
Australian dollar 100 509.25
New Zealand dollar 100 473.15
Singapore dollar 100 490.87
Swiss franc 100 688.32
Canadian dollar 100 502.26
Malaysian ringgit 62.997 100
Ruble 827.85 100
Rand 194.13 100
Korean Won 16,333 100
UAE dirham 53.303 100
Saudi riyal 54.429 100
Hungarian forint 4,112.96 100
Polish zloty 55.921 100
Danish krone 98.81 100
Swedish krona 128.30 100
Norwegian krone 124.32 100
Turkish lira 51.856 100
Mexican peso 272.46 100
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 rates of the yuan against the other 21 currencies are based on the average prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank foreign exchange market.
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
