BEIJING, June 27 (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 100 687.78
Euro 100 782.04
Japanese yen 100 6.3831
Hong Kong dollar 100 88.069
British pound 100 873.01
Australian dollar 100 480.50
New Zealand dollar 100 459.36
Singapore dollar 100 507.77
Swiss franc 100 703.63
Canadian dollar 100 524.04
Malaysian ringgit 60.308 100
Ruble 916.20 100
Rand 206.97 100
Korean won 16,801 100
UAE dirham 53.402 100
Saudi riyal 54.528 100
Hungarian forint 4,133.55 100
Polish zloty 54.464 100
Danish krone 95.44 100
Swedish krona 134.61 100
Norwegian krone 123.50 100
Turkish lira 83.914 100
Mexican peso 278.29 100
Thai baht 447.00 100
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.
