BEIJING, July 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 100 674.15
Euro 100 783.99
Japanese yen 100 6.0252
Hong Kong dollar 100 86.317
British pound 100 873.86
Australian dollar 100 535.70
New Zealand dollar 100 498.81
Singapore dollar 100 493.40
Swiss franc 100 708.51
Canadian dollar 100 535.20
Malaysian ringgit 63.574 100
Ruble 873.13 100
Rand 193.36 100
Korean won 16,644 100
UAE dirham 54.489 100
Saudi riyal 55.631 100
Hungarian forint 3,893.25 100
Polish zloty 53.766 100
Danish krone 94.87 100
Swedish krona 121.97 100
Norwegian krone 119.35 100
Turkish lira 52.327 100
Mexican peso 259.38 100
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.)
