BEIJING, March 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 100 688.73
Euro 100 741.93
Japanese yen 100 6.0772
Hong Kong dollar 100 88.737
British pound 100 850.76
Australian dollar 100 528.30
New Zealand dollar 100 480.91
Singapore dollar 100 491.48
Swiss franc 100 691.49
Canadian dollar 100 516.94
Malaysian ringgit 64.250 100
Ruble 839.46 100
Rand 185.40 100
Korean Won 16,401 100
UAE dirham 53.325 100
Saudi riyal 54.457 100
Hungarian forint 4,173.02 100
Polish zloty 58.082 100
Danish krone 100.19 100
Swedish krona 127.98 100
Norwegian krone 123.44 100
Turkish lira 52.678 100
Mexican peso 279.41 100
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.)