BEIJING, Nov. 6 (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 100 662.90
Euro 100 782.78
Japanese yen 100 6.3908
Hong Kong dollar 100 85.498
British pound 100 869.90
Australian dollar 100 480.98
New Zealand dollar 100 447.78
Singapore dollar 100 490.29
Swiss franc 100 732.28
Canadian dollar 100 506.70
Malaysian ringgit 62.636 100
Ruble 1,162.67 100
Rand 237.07 100
Korean won 16,989 100
UAE dirham 55.461 100
Saudi riyal 56.631 100
Hungarian forint 4,585.91 100
Polish zloty 57.841 100
Danish krone 95.17 100
Swedish krona 131.38 100
Norwegian krone 138.67 100
Turkish lira 127.264 100
Mexican peso 313.39 100
Thai baht 465.07 100
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. Enditem
