BEIJING, Jan. 23 (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 100 679.69
Euro 100 772.25
Japanese yen 100 6.215
Hong Kong dollar 100 86.621
British pound 100 880.68
Australian dollar 100 484.23
New Zealand dollar 100 458.84
Singapore dollar 100 499.82
Swiss franc 100 681.66
Canadian dollar 100 508.95
Malaysian ringgit 60.714 100
Ruble 977.81 100
Rand 205.50 100
Korean won 16,628 100
UAE dirham 54.038 100
Saudi riyal 55.178 100
Hungarian forint 4,118.40 100
Polish zloty 55.487 100
Danish krone 96.67 100
Swedish krona 132.75 100
Norwegian krone 126.55 100
Turkish lira 78.592 100
Mexican peso 281.94 100
Thai baht 467.51 100
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.)