BEIJING, June 4 (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 100 688.22
Euro 100 773.99
Japanese yen 100 6.3710
Hong Kong dollar 100 87.788
British pound 100 871.67
Australian dollar 100 479.91
New Zealand dollar 100 453.81
Singapore dollar 100 503.79
Swiss franc 100 693.35
Canadian dollar 100 511.99
Malaysian ringgit 60.731 100
Ruble 948.26 100
Rand 210.11 100
Korean won 17,130 100
UAE dirham 53.381 100
Saudi riyal 54.502 100
Hungarian forint 4,174.20 100
Polish zloty 55.31 100
Danish krone 96.50 100
Swedish krona 137.24 100
Norwegian krone 126.43 100
Turkish lira 84.805 100
Mexican peso 287.81 100
Thai baht 455.05 100
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.
