BEIJING, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 657.80
Euro 100 783.88
Japanese yen 100 6.3004
Hong Kong dollar 100 84.863
British pound 100 880.40
Australian dollar 100 484.39
New Zealand dollar 100 460.72
Singapore dollar 100 491.04
Swiss franc 100 724.41
Canadian dollar 100 505.83
Malaysian ringgit 62.127 100
Ruble 1,147.59 100
Rand 230.08 100
Korean won 16,840 100
UAE dirham 55.837 100
Saudi riyal 57.015 100
Hungarian forint 4,604.43 100
Polish zloty 56.942 100
Danish krone 94.94 100
Swedish krona 129.15 100
Norwegian krone 134.17 100
Turkish lira 120.572 100
Mexican peso 303.57 100
Thai baht 460.85 100
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 22 currencies are based on the average prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank foreign exchange market. Enditem
