BEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 637.28
Euro 100 721.93
Japanese yen 100 5.549
Hong Kong dollar 100 81.717
British pound 100 856.49
Australian dollar 100 461.14
New Zealand dollar 100 434.33
Singapore dollar 100 469.97
Swiss franc 100 694.74
Canadian dollar 100 498.25
Malaysian ringgit 65.62 100
Ruble 1,151.67 100
Rand 243.92 100
Korean won 18,616 100
UAE dirham 57.631 100
Saudi riyal 58.931 100
Hungarian forint 5,121.29 100
Polish zloty 63.737 100
Danish krone 103.00 100
Swedish krona 142.84 100
Norwegian krone 138.73 100
Turkish lira 181.709 100
Mexican peso 324.68 100
Thai baht 526.19 100
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
