BEIJING, June 8 (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 100 639.09
Euro 100 778.96
Japanese yen 100 5.8478
Hong Kong dollar 100 82.367
British pound 100 905.94
Australian dollar 100 495.68
New Zealand dollar 100 461.68
Singapore dollar 100 483.10
Swiss franc 100 711.94
Canadian dollar 100 528.85
Malaysian ringgit 64.555 100
Ruble 1,138.32 100
Rand 211.74 100
Korean won 17,394 100
UAE dirham 57.474 100
Saudi riyal 58.691 100
Hungarian forint 4,451.63 100
Polish zloty 57.348 100
Danish krone 95.46 100
Swedish krona 129.29 100
Norwegian krone 129.29 100
Turkish lira 134.737 100
Mexican peso 310.30 100
Thai baht 487.83 100
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
