BEIJING, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 23 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 691.15
Euro 100 733.63
Japanese yen 100 6.0280
Hong Kong dollar 100 88.968
British pound 100 840.35
Australian dollar 100 522.80
New Zealand dollar 100 478.85
Singapore dollar 100 488.39
Swiss franc 100 684.80
Canadian dollar 100 512.97
Malaysian ringgit 64.135 100
Ruble 855.90 100
Rand 190.22 100
Korean Won 16,619 100
UAE dirham 53.130 100
Saudi riyal 54.247 100
Hungarian forint 4,242.58 100
Polish zloty 58.854 100
Danish krone 101.33 100
Swedish krona 129.67 100
Norwegian krone 124.51 100
Turkish lira 54.120 100
Mexican peso 284.38 100
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.)