BEIJING, March 15 (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 100 671.67
Euro 100 759.40
Japanese yen 100 6.0119
Hong Kong dollar 100 85.566
British pound 100 890.00
Australian dollar 100 474.71
New Zealand dollar 100 459.09
Singapore dollar 100 495.53
Swiss franc 100 669.24
Canadian dollar 100 504.08
Malaysian ringgit 60.872 100
Ruble 974.28 100
Rand 216.27 100
Korean won 16,896 100
UAE dirham 54.684 100
Saudi riyal 55.833 100
Hungarian forint 4,138.47 100
Polish zloty 56.658 100
Danish krone 98.25 100
Swedish krona 138.48 100
Norwegian krone 127.57 100
Turkish lira 81.433 100
Mexican peso 287.53 100
Thai baht 472.54 100
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.
