BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 637.33
Euro 100 756.01
Japanese yen 100 5.8423
Hong Kong dollar 100 81.192
British pound 100 863.49
Australian dollar 100 474.52
New Zealand dollar 100 443.83
Singapore dollar 100 475.27
Swiss franc 100 636.20
Canadian dollar 100 492.09
Malaysian ringgit 61.953 100
Ruble 992.75 100
Rand 197.50 100
Korean won 16,938 100
UAE dirham 57.649 100
Saudi riyal 58.861 100
Hungarian forint 4,165.64 100
Polish zloty 56.624 100
Danish krone 98.53 100
Swedish krona 138.28 100
Norwegian krone 127.62 100
Turkish lira 68.190 100
Mexican peso 307.16 100
Thai baht 501.71 100
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.)
