BEIJING, Dec. 18 (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 100 688.54
Euro 100 781.53
Japanese yen 100 6.1046
Hong Kong dollar 100 88.111
British pound 100 868.67
Australian dollar 100 494.31
New Zealand dollar 100 468.79
Singapore dollar 100 501.65
Swiss franc 100 693.61
Canadian dollar 100 513.36
Malaysian ringgit 60.70 100
Ruble 966.55 100
Rand 209.00 100
Korean won 16,410 100
UAE dirham 53.349 100
Saudi riyal 54.479 100
Hungarian forint 4,139.63 100
Polish zloty 54.796 100
Danish krone 95.55 100
Swedish krona 131.49 100
Norwegian krone 125.51 100
Turkish lira 78.041 100
Mexican peso 291.64 100
Thai baht 475.78 100
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.)
