BEIJING, April 22 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 645.96
Euro 100 700.54
Japanese yen 100 5.034
Hong Kong dollar 100 82.34
British pound 100 842.22
Australian dollar 100 476.22
New Zealand dollar 100 434.87
Singapore dollar 100 473.64
Swiss franc 100 677.82
Canadian dollar 100 513.58
Malaysian ringgit 66.486 100
Ruble 1,243.70 100
Rand 237.85 100
Korean won 19,202 100
UAE dirham 56.808 100
Saudi riyal 58.007 100
Hungarian forint 5,287.04 100
Polish zloty 66.17 100
Danish krone 106.18 100
Swedish krona 147.08 100
Norwegian krone 137.52 100
Turkish lira 227.416 100
Mexican peso 312.12 100
Thai baht 524.49 100
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. ■
