BEIJING, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 686.31
Euro 100 778.18
Japanese yen 100 6.3793
Hong Kong dollar 100 87.601
British pound 100 860.48
Australian dollar 100 474.30
New Zealand dollar 100 454.48
Singapore dollar 100 501.98
Swiss franc 100 695.05
Canadian dollar 100 503.05
Malaysian ringgit 60.325 100
Ruble 1,006.02 100
Rand 212.84 100
Korean won 16,352 100
UAE dirham 53.519 100
Saudi riyal 54.658 100
Hungarian forint 4,145.67 100
Polish zloty 55.232 100
Danish krone 95.96 100
Swedish krona 131.53 100
Norwegian krone 127.55 100
Turkish lira 80.543 100
Mexican peso 286.23 100
Thai baht 470.40 100
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.)
