BEIJING, June 19 (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 100 688.93
Euro 100 773.04
Japanese yen 100 6.3607
Hong Kong dollar 100 87.967
British pound 100 867.72
Australian dollar 100 474.93
New Zealand dollar 100 451.07
Singapore dollar 100 505.15
Swiss franc 100 690.20
Canadian dollar 100 516.39
Malaysian ringgit 60.504 100
Ruble 927.24 100
Rand 210.35 100
Korean won 17,063 100
UAE dirham 53.189 100
Saudi riyal 54.31 100
Hungarian forint 4,179.80 100
Polish zloty 55.08 100
Danish krone 96.60 100
Swedish krona 138.05 100
Norwegian krone 126.59 100
Turkish lira 84.421 100
Mexican peso 276.96 100
Thai baht 452.25 100
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.
