BEIJING, June 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 675.18
Euro 100 704.30
Japanese yen 100 4.9933
Hong Kong dollar 100 86.011
British pound 100 810.85
Australian dollar 100 465.17
New Zealand dollar 100 420.39
Singapore dollar 100 484.57
Swiss franc 100 675.00
Canadian dollar 100 521.33
Malaysian ringgit 65.476 100
Ruble 860.61 100
Rand 237.51 100
Korean won 19,107 100
UAE dirham 54.397 100
Saudi riyal 55.567 100
Hungarian forint 5,690.61 100
Polish zloty 66.157 100
Danish krone 105.61 100
Swedish krona 150.86 100
Norwegian krone 148.17 100
Turkish lira 255.783 100
Mexican peso 304.62 100
Thai baht 518.89 100
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. ■
