BEIJING, June 13 (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 100 671.82
Euro 100 705.36
Japanese yen 100 4.9861
Hong Kong dollar 100 85.585
British pound 100 825.51
Australian dollar 100 471.92
New Zealand dollar 100 426.21
Singapore dollar 100 483.56
Swiss franc 100 679.36
Canadian dollar 100 525.11
Malaysian ringgit 65.514 100
Ruble 864.60 100
Rand 236.25 100
Korean won 19,032 100
UAE dirham 54.655 100
Saudi riyal 55.826 100
Hungarian forint 5,634.99 100
Polish zloty 65.358 100
Danish krone 105.45 100
Swedish krona 149.40 100
Norwegian krone 145.05 100
Turkish lira 256.483 100
Mexican peso 297.71 100
Thai baht 517.81 100
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. ■
