BEIJING, April 19 (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 100 670.43
Euro 100 753.42
Japanese yen 100 5.9874
Hong Kong dollar 100 85.458
British pound 100 870.95
Australian dollar 100 479.37
New Zealand dollar 100 448.34
Singapore dollar 100 494.50
Swiss franc 100 660.61
Canadian dollar 100 501.12
Malaysian ringgit 61.785 100
Ruble 952.99 100
Rand 209.67 100
Korean won 16,958 100
UAE dirham 54.785 100
Saudi riyal 55.934 100
Hungarian forint 4,246.38 100
Polish zloty 56.783 100
Danish krone 99.10 100
Swedish krona 138.79 100
Norwegian krone 126.92 100
Turkish lira 86.70 100
Mexican peso 280.45 100
Thai baht 474.46 100
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.
