BEIJING, Nov. 17 (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 100 662.77
Euro 100 780.28
Japanese yen 100 5.8603
Hong Kong dollar 100 84.868
British pound 100 874.68
Australian dollar 100 502.79
New Zealand dollar 100 454.23
Singapore dollar 100 488.71
Swiss franc 100 666.85
Canadian dollar 100 519.66
Malaysian ringgit 62.976 100
Ruble 900.24 100
Rand 213.55 100
Korean won 16,556 100
UAE dirham 55.420 100
Saudi riyal 56.586 100
Hungarian forint 3,996.54 100
Polish zloty 54.334 100
Danish krone 95.38 100
Swedish krona 126.77 100
Norwegian krone 123.93 100
Turkish lira 58.295 100
Mexican peso 287.47 100
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. Enditem
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
