BEIJING, April 23 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 670.82
Euro 100 755.00
Japanese yen 100 5.9934
Hong Kong dollar 100 85.507
British pound 100 870.88
Australian dollar 100 478.53
New Zealand dollar 100 448.09
Singapore dollar 100 494.71
Swiss franc 100 660.60
Canadian dollar 100 502.66
Malaysian ringgit 61.592 100
Ruble 950.92 100
Rand 211.18 100
Korean won 17,010 100
UAE dirham 54.754 100
Saudi riyal 55.902 100
Hungarian forint 4,242.07 100
Polish zloty 56.737 100
Danish krone 98.88 100
Swedish krona 138.70 100
Norwegian krone 126.62 100
Turkish lira 86.865 100
Mexican peso 280.63 100
Thai baht 475.33 100
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.
