BEIJING, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 634.82
Euro 100 782.76
Japanese yen 100 5.9465
Hong Kong dollar 100 81.139
British pound 100 885.95
Australian dollar 100 497.62
New Zealand dollar 100 465.28
Singapore dollar 100 481.37
Swiss franc 100 680.67
Canadian dollar 100 499.61
Malaysian ringgit 61.627 100
Ruble 890.24 100
Rand 183.54 100
Korean won 17,026 100
UAE dirham 57.858 100
Saudi riyal 59.071 100
Hungarian forint 3,996.44 100
Polish zloty 53.426 100
Danish krone 95.15 100
Swedish krona 127.88 100
Norwegian krone 123.66 100
Turkish lira 59.607 100
Mexican peso 293.23 100
Thai baht 495.81 100
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
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)