BEIJING, Sept. 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 100 678.72
Euro 100 797.86
Japanese yen 100 6.477
Hong Kong dollar 100 87.576
British pound 100 869.38
Australian dollar 100 490.20
New Zealand dollar 100 452.27
Singapore dollar 100 497.92
Swiss franc 100 741.25
Canadian dollar 100 509.76
Malaysian ringgit 60.825 100
Ruble 1,118.57 100
Rand 247.60 100
Korean won 17,141 100
UAE dirham 54.163 100
Saudi riyal 55.31 100
Hungarian forint 4,537.07 100
Polish zloty 56.307 100
Danish krone 93.23 100
Swedish krona 130.44 100
Norwegian krone 136.95 100
Turkish lira 112.505 100
Mexican peso 314.77 100
Thai baht 461.53 100
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.