BEIJING, April 2 (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 100 656.49
Euro 100 773.08
Japanese yen 100 5.9352
Hong Kong dollar 100 84.435
British pound 100 908.21
Australian dollar 100 500.18
New Zealand dollar 100 461.10
Singapore dollar 100 488.15
Swiss franc 100 696.93
Canadian dollar 100 523.28
Malaysian ringgit 63.126 100
Ruble 1,160.94 100
Rand 222.75 100
Korean won 17,190 100
UAE dirham 55.939 100
Saudi riyal 57.122 100
Hungarian forint 4,671.63 100
Polish zloty 59.322 100
Danish krone 96.18 100
Swedish krona 132.74 100
Norwegian krone 129.81 100
Turkish lira 123.756 100
Mexican peso 309.08 100
Thai baht 475.83 100
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