BEIJING, May 30 (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 100 689.90
Euro 100 769.52
Japanese yen 100 6.3062
Hong Kong dollar 100 87.895
British pound 100 872.62
Australian dollar 100 478.02
New Zealand dollar 100 450.06
Singapore dollar 100 500.44
Swiss franc 100 685.40
Canadian dollar 100 511.35
Malaysian ringgit 60.687 100
Ruble 939.69 100
Rand 211.99 100
Korean won 17,256 100
UAE dirham 53.156 100
Saudi riyal 54.276 100
Hungarian forint 4,234.72 100
Polish zloty 55.787 100
Danish krone 97.06 100
Swedish krona 138.20 100
Norwegian krone 126.56 100
Turkish lira 87.142 100
Mexican peso 276.89 100
Thai baht 460.60 100
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.
