BEIJING, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 676.59
Euro 100 764.12
Japanese yen 100 6.1223
Hong Kong dollar 100 86.211
British pound 100 872.88
Australian dollar 100 483.29
New Zealand dollar 100 464.26
Singapore dollar 100 498.75
Swiss franc 100 673.56
Canadian dollar 100 510.83
Malaysian ringgit 60.26 100
Ruble 978.99 100
Rand 208.20 100
Korean won 16,637 100
UAE dirham 54.293 100
Saudi riyal 55.434 100
Hungarian forint 4,160.85 100
Polish zloty 56.667 100
Danish krone 97.65 100
Swedish krona 137.14 100
Norwegian krone 127.66 100
Turkish lira 78.106 100
Mexican peso 284.72 100
Thai baht 462.02 100
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.