BEIJING, March 21 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 668.50
Euro 100 763.76
Japanese yen 100 6.035
Hong Kong dollar 100 85.169
British pound 100 882.12
Australian dollar 100 476.29
New Zealand dollar 100 461.89
Singapore dollar 100 496.47
Swiss franc 100 674.13
Canadian dollar 100 502.73
Malaysian ringgit 60.802 100
Ruble 955.54 100
Rand 213.12 100
Korean won 16,853 100
UAE dirham 54.985 100
Saudi riyal 56.141 100
Hungarian forint 4,106.83 100
Polish zloty 56.054 100
Danish krone 97.75 100
Swedish krona 136.59 100
Norwegian krone 127.10 100
Turkish lira 81.26 100
Mexican peso 281.74 100
Thai baht 473.76 100
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.)
