BEIJING, April 20 (Xinhua) -- 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 100 628.97
Euro 100 776.11
Japanese yen 100 5.8530
Hong Kong dollar 100 80.142
British pound 100 885.48
Australian dollar 100 485.72
New Zealand dollar 100 456.34
Singapore dollar 100 479.14
Swiss franc 100 647.17
Canadian dollar 100 496.44
Malaysian ringgit 61.826 100
Ruble 970.18 100
Rand 190.44 100
Korean won 16,979 100
UAE dirham 58.429 100
Saudi riyal 59.658 100
Hungarian forint 3,997.26 100
Polish zloty 53.669 100
Danish krone 95.95 100
Swedish krona 133.72 100
Norwegian krone 123.95 100
Turkish lira 64.361 100
Mexican peso 293.48 100
Thai baht 497.10 100
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 22 currencies are based on the average prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank foreign exchange market.
