BEIJING, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 692.63
Euro 100 769.94
Japanese yen 100 6.3206
Hong Kong dollar 100 89.186
British pound 100 903.23
Australian dollar 100 478.05
New Zealand dollar 100 459.61
Singapore dollar 100 513.70
Swiss franc 100 711.47
Canadian dollar 100 530.17
Malaysian ringgit 58.827 100
Ruble 883.03 100
Rand 206.91 100
Korean won 16,733 100
UAE dirham 53.031 100
Saudi riyal 54.17 100
Hungarian forint 4,335.63 100
Polish zloty 55.035 100
Danish krone 97.07 100
Swedish krona 137.21 100
Norwegian krone 128.38 100
Turkish lira 84.865 100
Mexican peso 271.41 100
Thai baht 436.59 100
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.