BEIJING, July 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 23 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 676.11
Euro 100 775.98
Japanese yen 100 6.0052
Hong Kong dollar 100 86.643
British pound 100 882.76
Australian dollar 100 526.90
New Zealand dollar 100 491.90
Singapore dollar 100 493.49
Swiss franc 100 702.27
Canadian dollar 100 532.79
Malaysian ringgit 63.428 100
Ruble 876.02 100
Rand 191.61 100
Korean won 16,688 100
UAE dirham 54.332 100
Saudi riyal 55.472 100
Hungarian forint 3,952.42 100
Polish zloty 54.153 100
Danish krone 95.83 100
Swedish krona 122.68 100
Norwegian krone 120.70 100
Turkish lira 52.206 100
Mexican peso 260.05 100
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.)
