BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 23 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 687.90
Euro 100 731.56
Japanese yen 100 6.0402
Hong Kong dollar 100 88.602
British pound 100 847.47
Australian dollar 100 522.10
New Zealand dollar 100 483.50
Singapore dollar 100 488.31
Swiss franc 100 682.69
Canadian dollar 100 514.12
Malaysian ringgit 64.532 100
Ruble 844.89 100
Rand 189.14 100
Korean Won 16,762 100
UAE dirham 53.361 100
Saudi riyal 54.492 100
Hungarian forint 4,227.36 100
Polish zloty 58.881 100
Danish krone 101.74 100
Swedish krona 130.53 100
Norwegian krone 122.43 100
Turkish lira 53.968 100
Mexican peso 283.97 100
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 21 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.)