BEIJING, June 23 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 646.21
Euro 100 771.44
Japanese yen 100 5.8397
Hong Kong dollar 100 83.211
British pound 100 901.55
Australian dollar 100 488.03
New Zealand dollar 100 453.41
Singapore dollar 100 480.92
Swiss franc 100 703.70
Canadian dollar 100 525.05
Malaysian ringgit 64.323 100
Ruble 1,125.59 100
Rand 220.55 100
Korean won 17,512 100
UAE dirham 56.83 100
Saudi riyal 58.032 100
Hungarian forint 4,540.45 100
Polish zloty 58.542 100
Danish krone 96.36 100
Swedish krona 131.18 100
Norwegian krone 132.15 100
Turkish lira 133.832 100
Mexican peso 314.90 100
Thai baht 490.26 100
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