BEIJING, June 22 (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 100 646.13
Euro 100 769.82
Japanese yen 100 5.859
Hong Kong dollar 100 83.22
British pound 100 899.92
Australian dollar 100 486.96
New Zealand dollar 100 451.44
Singapore dollar 100 481.21
Swiss franc 100 703.69
Canadian dollar 100 522.49
Malaysian ringgit 64.124 100
Ruble 1,130.54 100
Rand 220.02 100
Korean won 17,510 100
UAE dirham 56.836 100
Saudi riyal 58.032 100
Hungarian forint 4,588.97 100
Polish zloty 58.805 100
Danish krone 96.59 100
Swedish krona 132.07 100
Norwegian krone 132.72 100
Turkish lira 135.882 100
Mexican peso 317.36 100
Thai baht 489.20 100
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