BEIJING, July 9 (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 100 647.55
Euro 100 766.82
Japanese yen 100 5.897
Hong Kong dollar 100 83.36
British pound 100 892.80
Australian dollar 100 481.15
New Zealand dollar 100 449.79
Singapore dollar 100 478.75
Swiss franc 100 707.76
Canadian dollar 100 516.58
Malaysian ringgit 64.567 100
Ruble 1,152.46 100
Rand 221.09 100
Korean won 17,686 100
UAE dirham 56.72 100
Saudi riyal 57.923 100
Hungarian forint 4,658.77 100
Polish zloty 59.198 100
Danish krone 96.96 100
Swedish krona 132.77 100
Norwegian krone 135.72 100
Turkish lira 134.154 100
Mexican peso 308.73 100
Thai baht 502.04 100
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
