BEIJING, Sept. 11 (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 100 708.43
Euro 100 783.59
Japanese yen 100 6.5931
Hong Kong dollar 100 90.345
British pound 100 876.34
Australian dollar 100 486.65
New Zealand dollar 100 455.33
Singapore dollar 100 514.15
Swiss franc 100 715.49
Canadian dollar 100 539.66
Malaysian ringgit 58.791 100
Ruble 919.70 100
Rand 206.55 100
Korean won 16,784 100
UAE dirham 51.783 100
Saudi riyal 52.887 100
Hungarian forint 4,230.87 100
Polish zloty 55.266 100
Danish krone 95.19 100
Swedish krona 136.46 100
Norwegian krone 126.19 100
Turkish lira 81.335 100
Mexican peso 274.90 100
Thai baht 431.64 100
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.