BEIJING, Jan. 15 (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 100 688.45
Euro 100 766.15
Japanese yen 100 6.2635
Hong Kong dollar 100 88.504
British pound 100 896.38
Australian dollar 100 474.88
New Zealand dollar 100 455.00
Singapore dollar 100 510.91
Swiss franc 100 711.80
Canadian dollar 100 527.00
Malaysian ringgit 59.157 100
Ruble 892.65 100
Rand 209.28 100
Korean won 16,815 100
UAE dirham 53.35 100
Saudi riyal 54.507 100
Hungarian forint 4,340.58 100
Polish zloty 55.117 100
Danish krone 97.54 100
Swedish krona 137.49 100
Norwegian krone 128.93 100
Turkish lira 85.481 100
Mexican peso 273.07 100
Thai baht 439.65 100
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.
