BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 647.58
Euro 100 780.26
Japanese yen 100 6.0471
Hong Kong dollar 100 83.483
British pound 100 901.92
Australian dollar 100 502.43
New Zealand dollar 100 468.35
Singapore dollar 100 485.57
Swiss franc 100 703.78
Canadian dollar 100 511.01
Malaysian ringgit 62.597 100
Ruble 1,143.29 100
Rand 233.10 100
Korean won 17,389 100
UAE dirham 56.737 100
Saudi riyal 57.948 100
Hungarian forint 4,666.06 100
Polish zloty 58.246 100
Danish krone 95.29 100
Swedish krona 130.19 100
Norwegian krone 131.52 100
Turkish lira 115.209 100
Mexican peso 323.56 100
Thai baht 468.60 100
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. Enditem