BEIJING, April 21 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 23 major currencies announced on Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 688.23
Euro 100 738.21
Japanese yen 100 6.3007
Hong Kong dollar 100 88.518
British pound 100 882.25
Australian dollar 100 518.15
New Zealand dollar 100 481.68
Singapore dollar 100 492.71
Swiss franc 100 689.94
Canadian dollar 100 511.51
Malaysian ringgit 63.638 100
Ruble 815.23 100
Rand 190.73 100
Korean Won 16,530 100
UAE dirham 53.287 100
Saudi riyal 54.409 100
Hungarian forint 4,240.83 100
Polish zloty 57.740 100
Danish krone 100.72 100
Swedish krona 130.41 100
Norwegian krone 125.12 100
Turkish lira 52.827 100
Mexican peso 272.85 100
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.)
