BEIJING, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 23 major currencies announced on Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 649.15
Euro 100 783.65
Japanese yen 100 5.7565
Hong Kong dollar 100 83.031
British pound 100 879.79
Australian dollar 100 510.56
New Zealand dollar 100 464.71
Singapore dollar 100 489.13
Swiss franc 100 666.23
Canadian dollar 100 519.93
Malaysian ringgit 61.665 100
Ruble 878.06 100
Rand 189.45 100
Korean won 16,359 100
UAE dirham 56.576 100
Saudi riyal 57.770 100
Hungarian forint 3,932.42 100
Polish zloty 52.940 100
Danish krone 95.020 100
Swedish krona 125.28 100
Norwegian krone 124.24 100
Turkish lira 57.750 100
Mexican peso 297.40 100
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.)
