BEIJING, May 9 (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 100 676.65
Euro 100 757.51
Japanese yen 100 6.1496
Hong Kong dollar 100 86.224
British pound 100 880.48
Australian dollar 100 473.11
New Zealand dollar 100 445.55
Singapore dollar 100 496.77
Swiss franc 100 663.14
Canadian dollar 100 502.31
Malaysian ringgit 61.319 100
Ruble 960.38 100
Rand 212.43 100
Korean won 17,297 100
UAE dirham 54.285 100
Saudi riyal 55.427 100
Hungarian forint 4,279.10 100
Polish zloty 56.656 100
Danish krone 98.54 100
Swedish krona 142.04 100
Norwegian krone 129.51 100
Turkish lira 91.052 100
Mexican peso 282.03 100
Thai baht 469.58 100
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.
