BEIJING, July 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 646.40
Euro 100 764.83
Japanese yen 100 5.8769
Hong Kong dollar 100 83.222
British pound 100 895.48
Australian dollar 100 483.38
New Zealand dollar 100 454.71
Singapore dollar 100 477.59
Swiss franc 100 706.69
Canadian dollar 100 516.41
Malaysian ringgit 64.96 100
Ruble 1,146.75 100
Rand 224.21 100
Korean won 17,732 100
UAE dirham 56.822 100
Saudi riyal 58.024 100
Hungarian forint 4,686.54 100
Polish zloty 59.721 100
Danish krone 97.24 100
Swedish krona 133.38 100
Norwegian krone 135.22 100
Turkish lira 132.859 100
Mexican peso 307.97 100
Thai baht 504.95 100
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
