BEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 635.06
Euro 100 692.50
Japanese yen 100 5.3903
Hong Kong dollar 100 81.112
British pound 100 826.36
Australian dollar 100 461.93
New Zealand dollar 100 431.14
Singapore dollar 100 464.75
Swiss franc 100 677.41
Canadian dollar 100 497.51
Malaysian ringgit 66.222 100
Ruble 2,083.10 100
Rand 237.49 100
Korean won 19,463 100
UAE dirham 57.99 100
Saudi riyal 59.232 100
Hungarian forint 5,514.38 100
Polish zloty 69.111 100
Danish krone 107.45 100
Swedish krona 153.46 100
Norwegian krone 142.04 100
Turkish lira 233.225 100
Mexican peso 330.03 100
Thai baht 525.62 100
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. ■
