BEIJING, Jan. 8 (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 100 684.02
Euro 100 785.12
Japanese yen 100 6.2961
Hong Kong dollar 100 87.283
British pound 100 874.63
Australian dollar 100 488.76
New Zealand dollar 100 461.80
Singapore dollar 100 504.63
Swiss franc 100 698.62
Canadian dollar 100 514.55
Malaysian ringgit 60.104 100
Ruble 975.53 100
Rand 202.86 100
Korean won 16,345 100
UAE dirham 53.705 100
Saudi riyal 54.846 100
Hungarian forint 4,089.83 100
Polish zloty 54.720 100
Danish krone 95.12 100
Swedish krona 130.02 100
Norwegian krone 124.67 100
Turkish lira 78.724 100
Mexican peso 283.09 100
Thai baht 466.88 100
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.)