BEIJING, Nov. 18 (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 100 655.93
Euro 100 777.72
Japanese yen 100 6.2936
Hong Kong dollar 100 84.608
British pound 100 869.05
Australian dollar 100 477.98
New Zealand dollar 100 451.54
Singapore dollar 100 488.43
Swiss franc 100 719.39
Canadian dollar 100 500.35
Malaysian ringgit 62.562 100
Ruble 1,161.35 100
Rand 234.51 100
Korean won 16,877 100
UAE dirham 56.019 100
Saudi riyal 57.202 100
Hungarian forint 4,648.48 100
Polish zloty 57.714 100
Danish krone 95.77 100
Swedish krona 131.46 100
Norwegian krone 138.31 100
Turkish lira 117.40 100
Mexican peso 309.37 100
Thai baht 460.21 100
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
