BEIJING, May 21 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 638.52
Euro 100 750.70
Japanese yen 100 5.7551
Hong Kong dollar 100 81.342
British pound 100 859.93
Australian dollar 100 479.96
New Zealand dollar 100 440.87
Singapore dollar 100 475.04
Swiss franc 100 639.43
Canadian dollar 100 495.53
Malaysian ringgit 62.211 100
Ruble 976.40 100
Rand 200.08 100
Korean won 16,941 100
UAE dirham 57.546 100
Saudi riyal 58.758 100
Hungarian forint 4,239.92 100
Polish zloty 57.299 100
Danish krone 99.20 100
Swedish krona 137.27 100
Norwegian krone 127.21 100
Turkish lira 70.474 100
Mexican peso 311.92 100
Thai baht 504.26 100
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 22 currencies are based on the average prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank foreign exchange market. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
