BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 683.60
Euro 100 786.64
Japanese yen 100 6.2218
Hong Kong dollar 100 87.088
British pound 100 875.43
Australian dollar 100 501.90
New Zealand dollar 100 454.24
Singapore dollar 100 499.72
Swiss franc 100 690.62
Canadian dollar 100 524.39
Malaysian ringgit 59.794 100
Ruble 978.45 100
Rand 212.26 100
Korean won 16,359 100
UAE dirham 53.706 100
Saudi riyal 54.842 100
Hungarian forint 4,119.79 100
Polish zloty 54.806 100
Danish krone 94.90 100
Swedish krona 133.74 100
Norwegian krone 123.36 100
Turkish lira 88.899 100
Mexican peso 277.77 100
Thai baht 481.45 100
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.
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)