BEIJING, Jan. 19 (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 100 641.69
Euro 100 785.74
Japanese yen 100 5.7812
Hong Kong dollar 100 82.067
British pound 100 891.68
Australian dollar 100 514.00
New Zealand dollar 100 468.57
Singapore dollar 100 486.09
Swiss franc 100 669.45
Canadian dollar 100 517.42
Malaysian ringgit 61.481 100
Ruble 880.97 100
Rand 188.94 100
Korean won 16,671 100
UAE dirham 57.239 100
Saudi riyal 58.448 100
Hungarian forint 3,923.78 100
Polish zloty 52.963 100
Danish krone 94.77 100
Swedish krona 124.87 100
Norwegian krone 122.20 100
Turkish lira 58.767 100
Mexican peso 289.86 100
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.)
