BEIJING, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 23 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 630.45
Euro 100 782.18
Japanese yen 100 5.7667
Hong Kong dollar 100 80.600
British pound 100 894.45
Australian dollar 100 507.67
New Zealand dollar 100 464.30
Singapore dollar 100 480.07
Swiss franc 100 676.19
Canadian dollar 100 511.75
Malaysian ringgit 61.917 100
Ruble 892.31 100
Rand 188.22 100
Korean won 16,978 100
UAE dirham 58.320 100
Saudi riyal 59.549 100
Hungarian forint 3,963.49 100
Polish zloty 53.088 100
Danish krone 95.16 100
Swedish krona 125.13 100
Norwegian krone 122.45 100
Turkish lira 59.654 100
Mexican peso 295.26 100
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.)
