BEIJING, June 21 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 684.72
Euro 100 773.30
Japanese yen 100 6.3801
Hong Kong dollar 100 87.685
British pound 100 869.90
Australian dollar 100 473.93
New Zealand dollar 100 450.92
Singapore dollar 100 504.98
Swiss franc 100 697.83
Canadian dollar 100 519.30
Malaysian ringgit 60.581 100
Ruble 918.49 100
Rand 209.53 100
Korean won 16,956 100
UAE dirham 53.645 100
Saudi riyal 54.778 100
Hungarian forint 4,177.97 100
Polish zloty 55.002 100
Danish krone 96.57 100
Swedish krona 137.42 100
Norwegian krone 124.90 100
Turkish lira 84.247 100
Mexican peso 277.51 100
Thai baht 450.83 100
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.
