BEIJING, April 15 (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 100 671.12
Euro 100 758.71
Japanese yen 100 5.9899
Hong Kong dollar 100 85.567
British pound 100 878.01
Australian dollar 100 481.38
New Zealand dollar 100 454.28
Singapore dollar 100 496.12
Swiss franc 100 669.51
Canadian dollar 100 503.44
Malaysian ringgit 61.281 100
Ruble 960.34 100
Rand 208.06 100
Korean won 16,929 100
UAE dirham 54.734 100
Saudi riyal 55.881 100
Hungarian forint 4,237.35 100
Polish zloty 56.40 100
Danish krone 98.38 100
Swedish krona 138.00 100
Norwegian krone 126.48 100
Turkish lira 86.14 100
Mexican peso 279.52 100
Thai baht 473.49 100
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.
