BEIJING, Feb. 14 (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 100 698.43
Euro 100 756.97
Japanese yen 100 6.3621
Hong Kong dollar 100 89.928
British pound 100 911.08
Australian dollar 100 468.94
New Zealand dollar 100 449.57
Singapore dollar 100 502.24
Swiss franc 100 713.20
Canadian dollar 100 526.59
Malaysian ringgit 59.286 100
Ruble 911.78 100
Rand 214.03 100
Korean won 16,946 100
UAE dirham 52.588 100
Saudi riyal 53.702 100
Hungarian forint 4,457.32 100
Polish zloty 56.081 100
Danish krone 98.69 100
Swedish krona 138.52 100
Norwegian krone 132.53 100
Turkish lira 86.454 100
Mexican peso 266.32 100
Thai baht 445.98 100
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.