BEIJING, Feb. 24 (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 100 632.80
Euro 100 715.14
Japanese yen 100 5.5079
Hong Kong dollar 100 81.079
British pound 100 856.99
Australian dollar 100 457.16
New Zealand dollar 100 428.31
Singapore dollar 100 470.01
Swiss franc 100 689.73
Canadian dollar 100 496.96
Malaysian ringgit 66.144 100
Ruble 1,283.55 100
Rand 239.05 100
Korean won 18,889 100
UAE dirham 58.039 100
Saudi riyal 59.287 100
Hungarian forint 5,046.66 100
Polish zloty 64.149 100
Danish krone 104.02 100
Swedish krona 148.40 100
Norwegian krone 140.58 100
Turkish lira 218.486 100
Mexican peso 319.98 100
Thai baht 509.91 100
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. ■
