BEIJING, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 635.30
Euro 100 779.66
Japanese yen 100 5.9040
Hong Kong dollar 100 81.190
British pound 100 883.70
Australian dollar 100 495.46
New Zealand dollar 100 464.65
Singapore dollar 100 479.55
Swiss franc 100 676.61
Canadian dollar 100 500.33
Malaysian ringgit 61.482 100
Ruble 893.73 100
Rand 183.80 100
Korean won 16,979 100
UAE dirham 57.818 100
Saudi riyal 59.037 100
Hungarian forint 4,005.48 100
Polish zloty 53.509 100
Danish krone 95.47 100
Swedish krona 127.86 100
Norwegian krone 123.88 100
Turkish lira 59.726 100
Mexican peso 296.45 100
Thai baht 497.09 100
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.
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
