BEIJING, April 13 (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 100 654.54
Euro 100 779.68
Japanese yen 100 5.9836
Hong Kong dollar 100 84.203
British pound 100 899.98
Australian dollar 100 498.97
New Zealand dollar 100 459.94
Singapore dollar 100 488.35
Swiss franc 100 709.54
Canadian dollar 100 520.99
Malaysian ringgit 63.121 100
Ruble 1,181.20 100
Rand 222.66 100
Korean won 17,181 100
UAE dirham 56.107 100
Saudi riyal 57.287 100
Hungarian forint 4,581.28 100
Polish zloty 58.118 100
Danish krone 95.38 100
Swedish krona 131.00 100
Norwegian krone 129.57 100
Turkish lira 124.543 100
Mexican peso 307.79 100
Thai baht 481.01 100
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