BEIJING, April 20 (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 100 651.03
Euro 100 783.73
Japanese yen 100 6.0207
Hong Kong dollar 100 83.816
British pound 100 910.63
Australian dollar 100 505.29
New Zealand dollar 100 467.74
Singapore dollar 100 489.48
Swiss franc 100 711.36
Canadian dollar 100 519.62
Malaysian ringgit 63.323 100
Ruble 1,172.74 100
Rand 218.44 100
Korean won 17,146 100
UAE dirham 56.423 100
Saudi riyal 57.613 100
Hungarian forint 4,604.51 100
Polish zloty 58.071 100
Danish krone 94.88 100
Swedish krona 128.98 100
Norwegian krone 127.36 100
Turkish lira 124.393 100
Mexican peso 304.54 100
Thai baht 479.27 100
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