BEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 685.69
Euro 100 800.57
Japanese yen 100 6.1051
Hong Kong dollar 100 87.398
British pound 100 902.93
Australian dollar 100 495.56
New Zealand dollar 100 451.85
Singapore dollar 100 500.59
Swiss franc 100 711.47
Canadian dollar 100 528.62
Malaysian ringgit 60.417 100
Ruble 982.17 100
Rand 216.94 100
Korean won 16,377 100
UAE dirham 53.567 100
Saudi riyal 54.697 100
Hungarian forint 4,043.56 100
Polish zloty 53.559 100
Danish krone 93.19 100
Swedish krona 129.82 100
Norwegian krone 118.91 100
Turkish lira 93.336 100
Mexican peso 274.25 100
Thai baht 474.85 100
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.)