BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 669.98
Euro 100 759.66
Japanese yen 100 5.9953
Hong Kong dollar 100 85.354
British pound 100 882.91
Australian dollar 100 475.01
New Zealand dollar 100 457.01
Singapore dollar 100 494.67
Swiss franc 100 670.77
Canadian dollar 100 503.33
Malaysian ringgit 60.821 100
Ruble 980.88 100
Rand 212.24 100
Korean won 16,803 100
UAE dirham 54.823 100
Saudi riyal 55.976 100
Hungarian forint 4,155.30 100
Polish zloty 56.595 100
Danish krone 98.23 100
Swedish krona 139.45 100
Norwegian krone 129.14 100
Turkish lira 80.303 100
Mexican peso 288.01 100
Thai baht 475.28 100
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.
