BEIJING, June 6 (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 100 689.45
Euro 100 775.31
Japanese yen 100 6.3767
Hong Kong dollar 100 87.929
British pound 100 876.29
Australian dollar 100 481.34
New Zealand dollar 100 457.60
Singapore dollar 100 505.39
Swiss franc 100 694.76
Canadian dollar 100 514.48
Malaysian ringgit 60.448 100
Ruble 945.75 100
Rand 215.01 100
Korean won 17,083 100
UAE dirham 53.194 100
Saudi riyal 54.313 100
Hungarian forint 4,143.56 100
Polish zloty 55.152 100
Danish krone 96.33 100
Swedish krona 136.71 100
Norwegian krone 126.49 100
Turkish lira 82.88 100
Mexican peso 285.97 100
Thai baht 454.45 100
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.
