BEIJING, Jan. 9 (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 100 685.26
Euro 100 784.43
Japanese yen 100 6.2981
Hong Kong dollar 100 87.419
British pound 100 872.42
Australian dollar 100 489.75
New Zealand dollar 100 461.17
Singapore dollar 100 504.73
Swiss franc 100 698.45
Canadian dollar 100 516.49
Malaysian ringgit 60.024 100
Ruble 976.41 100
Rand 203.70 100
Korean won 16,395 100
UAE dirham 53.60 100
Saudi riyal 54.74 100
Hungarian forint 4,099.50 100
Polish zloty 54.749 100
Danish krone 95.16 100
Swedish krona 130.14 100
Norwegian krone 124.63 100
Turkish lira 79.924 100
Mexican peso 282.28 100
Thai baht 467.30 100
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.)
