BEIJING, May 15 (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 100 686.49
Euro 100 768.99
Japanese yen 100 6.2614
Hong Kong dollar 100 87.46
British pound 100 886.23
Australian dollar 100 476.18
New Zealand dollar 100 451.06
Singapore dollar 100 501.57
Swiss franc 100 680.79
Canadian dollar 100 510.05
Malaysian ringgit 60.782 100
Ruble 945.13 100
Rand 207.58 100
Korean won 17,307 100
UAE dirham 53.516 100
Saudi riyal 54.645 100
Hungarian forint 4,218.05 100
Polish zloty 56.019 100
Danish krone 97.09 100
Swedish krona 139.90 100
Norwegian krone 127.38 100
Turkish lira 87.953 100
Mexican peso 279.03 100
Thai baht 458.86 100
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.