BEIJING, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 712.25
Euro 100 742.35
Japanese yen 100 5.1712
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.304
British pound 100 860.07
Australian dollar 100 484.09
New Zealand dollar 100 449.33
Singapore dollar 100 523.83
Swiss franc 100 754.20
Canadian dollar 100 530.87
Malaysian ringgit 62.262 100
Ruble 858.01 100
Rand 241.18 100
Korean won 18,398 100
UAE dirham 51.568 100
Saudi riyal 52.78 100
Hungarian forint 5,510.82 100
Polish zloty 62.918 100
Danish krone 100.19 100
Swedish krona 147.20 100
Norwegian krone 138.00 100
Turkish lira 261.579 100
Mexican peso 270.63 100
Thai baht 494.07 100
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. ■
