BEIJING, April 22 (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 100 649.02
Euro 100 781.09
Japanese yen 100 6.0064
Hong Kong dollar 100 83.601
British pound 100 903.95
Australian dollar 100 503.17
New Zealand dollar 100 467.45
Singapore dollar 100 488.49
Swiss franc 100 707.87
Canadian dollar 100 519.03
Malaysian ringgit 63.47 100
Ruble 1,179.97 100
Rand 219.67 100
Korean won 17,211 100
UAE dirham 56.597 100
Saudi riyal 57.797 100
Hungarian forint 4,638.15 100
Polish zloty 58.333 100
Danish krone 95.21 100
Swedish krona 129.53 100
Norwegian krone 128.54 100
Turkish lira 126.294 100
Mexican peso 306.68 100
Thai baht 482.5 100
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