BEIJING, April 24 (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 100 686.73
Euro 100 746.24
Japanese yen 100 6.2433
Hong Kong dollar 100 88.316
British pound 100 880.67
Australian dollar 100 519.10
New Zealand dollar 100 483.42
Singapore dollar 100 493.15
Swiss franc 100 691.59
Canadian dollar 100 509.39
Malaysian ringgit 63.827 100
Ruble 818.72 100
Rand 189.23 100
Korean Won 16,457 100
UAE dirham 53.480 100
Saudi riyal 54.607 100
Hungarian forint 4,180.09 100
Polish zloty 57.009 100
Danish krone 99.68 100
Swedish krona 128.77 100
Norwegian krone 124.19 100
Turkish lira 52.596 100
Mexican peso 271.20 100
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.
