BEIJING, March 2 (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 100 633.34
Euro 100 777.02
Japanese yen 100 5.9655
Hong Kong dollar 100 80.913
British pound 100 872.32
Australian dollar 100 491.46
New Zealand dollar 100 459.74
Singapore dollar 100 478.95
Swiss franc 100 672.71
Canadian dollar 100 493.55
Malaysian ringgit 61.938 100
Ruble 895.23 100
Rand 187.30 100
Korean won 17,069 100
UAE dirham 57.989 100
Saudi riyal 59.211 100
Hungarian forint 4,035.09 100
Polish zloty 53.907 100
Danish krone 95.85 100
Swedish krona 130.21 100
Norwegian krone 123.79 100
Turkish lira 60.150 100
Mexican peso 297.62 100
Thai baht 496.55 100
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.)
