BEIJING, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 694.97
Euro 100 771.95
Japanese yen 100 6.3682
Hong Kong dollar 100 89.359
British pound 100 910.48
Australian dollar 100 477.21
New Zealand dollar 100 462.02
Singapore dollar 100 514.41
Swiss franc 100 713.65
Canadian dollar 100 532.86
Malaysian ringgit 59.026 100
Ruble 882.01 100
Rand 203.92 100
Korean won 16,756 100
UAE dirham 52.866 100
Saudi riyal 53.996 100
Hungarian forint 4,286.18 100
Polish zloty 54.839 100
Danish krone 96.80 100
Swedish krona 136.07 100
Norwegian krone 127.65 100
Turkish lira 85.074 100
Mexican peso 270.93 100
Thai baht 436.80 100
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.
