BEIJING, March 9 (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 100 653.38
Euro 100 774.23
Japanese yen 100 5.9977
Hong Kong dollar 100 84.12
British pound 100 903.16
Australian dollar 100 500.11
New Zealand dollar 100 465.80
Singapore dollar 100 483.76
Swiss franc 100 697.86
Canadian dollar 100 516.23
Malaysian ringgit 62.885 100
Ruble 1,141.04 100
Rand 237.58 100
Korean won 17,447 100
UAE dirham 56.211 100
Saudi riyal 57.414 100
Hungarian forint 4,747.09 100
Polish zloty 59.358 100
Danish krone 96.04 100
Swedish krona 131.30 100
Norwegian krone 130.62 100
Turkish lira 118.905 100
Mexican peso 328.95 100
Thai baht 471.79 100
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