BEIJING, March 31 (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 100 634.82
Euro 100 708.47
Japanese yen 100 5.1965
Hong Kong dollar 100 81.101
British pound 100 833.78
Australian dollar 100 476.46
New Zealand dollar 100 442.60
Singapore dollar 100 469.32
Swiss franc 100 687.41
Canadian dollar 100 508.49
Malaysian ringgit 66.212 100
Ruble 1,314.80 100
Rand 228.23 100
Korean won 19,063 100
UAE dirham 57.859 100
Saudi riyal 59.099 100
Hungarian forint 5,182.57 100
Polish zloty 65.511 100
Danish krone 104.98 100
Swedish krona 145.76 100
Norwegian krone 135.05 100
Turkish lira 230.984 100
Mexican peso 313.16 100
Thai baht 524.63 100
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. ■
