BEIJING, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 714.06
Euro 100 783.49
Japanese yen 100 4.8257
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.629
British pound 100 894.81
Australian dollar 100 469.42
New Zealand dollar 100 432.32
Singapore dollar 100 535.21
Swiss franc 100 809.00
Canadian dollar 100 521.31
Malaysian ringgit 65.257 100
Ruble 1,238.68 100
Rand 256.33 100
Korean won 18,001 100
UAE dirham 51.391 100
Saudi riyal 52.476 100
Hungarian forint 4,853.40 100
Polish zloty 55.587 100
Danish krone 95.26 100
Swedish krona 145.95 100
Norwegian krone 149.57 100
Turkish lira 402.679 100
Mexican peso 239.50 100
Thai baht 491.34 100
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. ■
