BEIJING, July 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 100 646.51
Euro 100 762.36
Japanese yen 100 5.863
Hong Kong dollar 100 83.173
British pound 100 886.46
Australian dollar 100 475.37
New Zealand dollar 100 450.00
Singapore dollar 100 474.04
Swiss franc 100 704.57
Canadian dollar 100 514.45
Malaysian ringgit 65.445 100
Ruble 1,143.37 100
Rand 225.47 100
Korean won 17,802 100
UAE dirham 56.808 100
Saudi riyal 58.016 100
Hungarian forint 4,718.37 100
Polish zloty 60.048 100
Danish krone 97.57 100
Swedish krona 134.38 100
Norwegian krone 137.41 100
Turkish lira 132.392 100
Mexican peso 311.76 100
Thai baht 508.03 100
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