BEIJING, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 676.65
Euro 100 770.73
Japanese yen 100 6.1991
Hong Kong dollar 100 86.268
British pound 100 878.34
Australian dollar 100 486.47
New Zealand dollar 100 457.30
Singapore dollar 100 499.24
Swiss franc 100 680.82
Canadian dollar 100 509.54
Malaysian ringgit 60.754 100
Ruble 980.25 100
Rand 202.82 100
Korean won 16,567 100
UAE dirham 54.282 100
Saudi riyal 55.433 100
Hungarian forint 4,145.29 100
Polish zloty 55.614 100
Danish krone 96.85 100
Swedish krona 133.27 100
Norwegian krone 126.37 100
Turkish lira 79.136 100
Mexican peso 280.95 100
Thai baht 468.74 100
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.)
