BEIJING, April 24 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 672.05
Euro 100 754.06
Japanese yen 100 6.0088
Hong Kong dollar 100 85.707
British pound 100 869.51
Australian dollar 100 476.99
New Zealand dollar 100 447.19
Singapore dollar 100 495.22
Swiss franc 100 658.88
Canadian dollar 100 500.47
Malaysian ringgit 61.44 100
Ruble 947.46 100
Rand 212.27 100
Korean won 17,007 100
UAE dirham 54.657 100
Saudi riyal 55.804 100
Hungarian forint 4,251.08 100
Polish zloty 56.817 100
Danish krone 99.01 100
Swedish krona 139.27 100
Norwegian krone 127.27 100
Turkish lira 86.86 100
Mexican peso 281.51 100
Thai baht 475.59 100
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.
