BEIJING, April 7 (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 100 709.39
Euro 100 765.78
Japanese yen 100 6.4996
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.501
British pound 100 867.24
Australian dollar 100 432.58
New Zealand dollar 100 421.13
Singapore dollar 100 495.25
Swiss franc 100 725.15
Canadian dollar 100 502.28
Malaysian ringgit 61.263 100
Ruble 1,070.91 100
Rand 263.27 100
Korean won 17,249 100
UAE dirham 51.781 100
Saudi riyal 53.022 100
Hungarian forint 4,751.83 100
Polish zloty 59.553 100
Danish krone 97.51 100
Swedish krona 142.79 100
Norwegian krone 147.01 100
Turkish lira 95.362 100
Mexican peso 346.21 100
Thai baht 462.65 100
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.
