BEIJING, Jan. 16 (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 100 676.15
Euro 100 771.42
Japanese yen 100 6.2245
Hong Kong dollar 100 86.206
British pound 100 869.85
Australian dollar 100 486.90
New Zealand dollar 100 460.84
Singapore dollar 100 498.67
Swiss franc 100 684.47
Canadian dollar 100 509.71
Malaysian ringgit 60.717 100
Ruble 991.49 100
Rand 203.17 100
Korean won 16,603 100
UAE dirham 54.332 100
Saudi riyal 55.486 100
Hungarian forint 4,187.89 100
Polish zloty 55.642 100
Danish krone 96.75 100
Swedish krona 132.69 100
Norwegian krone 126.33 100
Turkish lira 80.55 100
Mexican peso 280.87 100
Thai baht 471.97 100
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.)
