BEIJING, April 11 (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 100 670.88
Euro 100 756.27
Japanese yen 100 6.0447
Hong Kong dollar 100 85.592
British pound 100 878.18
Australian dollar 100 480.58
New Zealand dollar 100 453.73
Singapore dollar 100 496.19
Swiss franc 100 669.24
Canadian dollar 100 503.55
Malaysian ringgit 61.248 100
Ruble 957.64 100
Rand 207.37 100
Korean won 16,967 100
UAE dirham 54.771 100
Saudi riyal 55.926 100
Hungarian forint 4,251.06 100
Polish zloty 56.605 100
Danish krone 98.73 100
Swedish krona 138.11 100
Norwegian krone 126.67 100
Turkish lira 84.733 100
Mexican peso 280.63 100
Thai baht 473.41 100
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.
