BEIJING, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 707.30
Euro 100 778.32
Japanese yen 100 6.5444
Hong Kong dollar 100 90.478
British pound 100 878.92
Australian dollar 100 485.59
New Zealand dollar 100 448.73
Singapore dollar 100 514.12
Swiss franc 100 712.38
Canadian dollar 100 534.20
Malaysian ringgit 58.886 100
Ruble 905.42 100
Rand 207.19 100
Korean won 16,757 100
UAE dirham 51.927 100
Saudi riyal 53.035 100
Hungarian forint 4,265.18 100
Polish zloty 55.639 100
Danish krone 95.93 100
Swedish krona 136.56 100
Norwegian krone 126.64 100
Turkish lira 80.999 100
Mexican peso 274.75 100
Thai baht 431.66 100
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.
