BEIJING, April 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 655.90
Euro 100 702.92
Japanese yen 100 5.129
Hong Kong dollar 100 83.578
British pound 100 835.88
Australian dollar 100 471.13
New Zealand dollar 100 434.27
Singapore dollar 100 477.51
Swiss franc 100 684.62
Canadian dollar 100 515.14
Malaysian ringgit 66.399 100
Ruble 1,149.66 100
Rand 239.19 100
Korean won 19,031 100
UAE dirham 55.972 100
Saudi riyal 57.161 100
Hungarian forint 5,294.67 100
Polish zloty 66.023 100
Danish krone 105.78 100
Swedish krona 148.02 100
Norwegian krone 138.96 100
Turkish lira 225.162 100
Mexican peso 308.21 100
Thai baht 519.10 100
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. ■
