BEIJING, March 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 100 700.94
Euro 100 782.59
Japanese yen 100 6.6036
Hong Kong dollar 100 90.209
British pound 100 859.75
Australian dollar 100 428.46
New Zealand dollar 100 423.88
Singapore dollar 100 493.20
Swiss franc 100 739.71
Canadian dollar 100 500.79
Malaysian ringgit 61.434 100
Ruble 1,063.50 100
Rand 237.16 100
Korean won 17,616 100
UAE dirham 52.394 100
Saudi riyal 53.576 100
Hungarian forint 4,397.33 100
Polish zloty 56.706 100
Danish krone 95.45 100
Swedish krona 139.52 100
Norwegian krone 146.49 100
Turkish lira 91.714 100
Mexican peso 322.64 100
Thai baht 459.06 100
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.
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
