BEIJING, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 645.36
Euro 100 777.34
Japanese yen 100 6.0968
Hong Kong dollar 100 83.245
British pound 100 894.64
Australian dollar 100 500.48
New Zealand dollar 100 464.18
Singapore dollar 100 485.92
Swiss franc 100 718.32
Canadian dollar 100 507.96
Malaysian ringgit 62.546 100
Ruble 1,142.48 100
Rand 226.80 100
Korean won 17,150 100
UAE dirham 56.919 100
Saudi riyal 58.127 100
Hungarian forint 4,611.24 100
Polish zloty 57.776 100
Danish krone 95.67 100
Swedish krona 128.94 100
Norwegian krone 131.59 100
Turkish lira 108.064 100
Mexican peso 313.25 100
Thai baht 464.73 100
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
