BEIJING, Dec. 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 100 688.69
Euro 100 783.47
Japanese yen 100 6.1251
Hong Kong dollar 100 88.054
British pound 100 871.62
Australian dollar 100 495.14
New Zealand dollar 100 471.99
Singapore dollar 100 502.82
Swiss franc 100 694.17
Canadian dollar 100 511.87
Malaysian ringgit 60.623 100
Ruble 978.78 100
Rand 208.27 100
Korean won 16,360 100
UAE dirham 53.333 100
Saudi riyal 54.465 100
Hungarian forint 4,111.18 100
Polish zloty 54.66 100
Danish krone 95.31 100
Swedish krona 131.50 100
Norwegian krone 126.68 100
Turkish lira 77.541 100
Mexican peso 291.15 100
Thai baht 475.00 100
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.)