BEIJING, April 21 (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 100 687.52
Euro 100 754.00
Japanese yen 100 5.1271
Hong Kong dollar 100 87.609
British pound 100 855.12
Australian dollar 100 463.55
New Zealand dollar 100 424.57
Singapore dollar 100 515.98
Swiss franc 100 770.26
Canadian dollar 100 509.99
Malaysian ringgit 64.498 100
Ruble 1,186.39 100
Rand 262.25 100
Korean won 19,252 100
UAE dirham 53.411 100
Saudi riyal 54.555 100
Hungarian forint 4,997.78 100
Polish zloty 60.985 100
Danish krone 98.84 100
Swedish krona 149.95 100
Norwegian krone 154.04 100
Turkish lira 282.241 100
Mexican peso 261.80 100
Thai baht 499.30 100
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. ■
