BEIJING, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 643.00
Euro 100 745.84
Japanese yen 100 5.6253
Hong Kong dollar 100 82.658
British pound 100 884.92
Australian dollar 100 477.54
New Zealand dollar 100 455.84
Singapore dollar 100 476.98
Swiss franc 100 696.49
Canadian dollar 100 519.92
Malaysian ringgit 64.671 100
Ruble 1,104.25 100
Rand 227.25 100
Korean won 18,391 100
UAE dirham 57.124 100
Saudi riyal 58.333 100
Hungarian forint 4,822.48 100
Polish zloty 61.177 100
Danish krone 99.76 100
Swedish krona 133.95 100
Norwegian krone 130.87 100
Turkish lira 143.999 100
Mexican peso 316.62 100
Thai baht 519.12 100
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