BEIJING, Aug. 16 (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 100 703.12
Euro 100 781.09
Japanese yen 100 6.6266
Hong Kong dollar 100 89.681
British pound 100 850.11
Australian dollar 100 476.32
New Zealand dollar 100 452.39
Singapore dollar 100 506.21
Swiss franc 100 720.02
Canadian dollar 100 528.05
Malaysian ringgit 59.632 100
Ruble 939.68 100
Rand 217.22 100
Korean won 17,252 100
UAE dirham 52.238 100
Saudi riyal 53.347 100
Hungarian forint 4,166.70 100
Polish zloty 55.973 100
Danish krone 95.49 100
Swedish krona 137.09 100
Norwegian krone 128.28 100
Turkish lira 79.204 100
Mexican peso 278.87 100
Thai baht 438.67 100
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. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)