BEIJING, Oct. 12 (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 100 644.47
Euro 100 744.33
Japanese yen 100 5.6848
Hong Kong dollar 100 82.823
British pound 100 875.53
Australian dollar 100 473.40
New Zealand dollar 100 447.12
Singapore dollar 100 475.31
Swiss franc 100 694.60
Canadian dollar 100 516.11
Malaysian ringgit 64.724 100
Ruble 1,114.68 100
Rand 233.75 100
Korean won 18,551 100
UAE dirham 57.001 100
Saudi riyal 58.205 100
Hungarian forint 4,827.57 100
Polish zloty 61.599 100
Danish krone 99.96 100
Swedish krona 136.15 100
Norwegian krone 133.25 100
Turkish lira 139.652 100
Mexican peso 323.82 100
Thai baht 522.69 100
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