BEIJING, June 9 (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 100 711.15
Euro 100 766.92
Japanese yen 100 5.1216
Hong Kong dollar 100 90.763
British pound 100 893.26
Australian dollar 100 477.49
New Zealand dollar 100 433.45
Singapore dollar 100 529.76
Swiss franc 100 791.31
Canadian dollar 100 532.32
Malaysian ringgit 64.942 100
Ruble 1,157.11 100
Rand 265.08 100
Korean won 18,242 100
UAE dirham 51.643 100
Saudi riyal 52.735 100
Hungarian forint 4,818.35 100
Polish zloty 58.324 100
Danish krone 97.16 100
Swedish krona 151.88 100
Norwegian krone 153.30 100
Turkish lira 330.272 100
Mexican peso 244.46 100
Thai baht 486.89 100
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. ■
