BEIJING, April 8 (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 100 654.63
Euro 100 776.92
Japanese yen 100 5.959
Hong Kong dollar 100 84.09
British pound 100 899.28
Australian dollar 100 498.3
New Zealand dollar 100 458.73
Singapore dollar 100 488.13
Swiss franc 100 704.06
Canadian dollar 100 518.94
Malaysian ringgit 63.133 100
Ruble 1,175.12 100
Rand 222.63 100
Korean won 17,092 100
UAE dirham 56.11 100
Saudi riyal 57.3 100
Hungarian forint 4,619.78 100
Polish zloty 58.853 100
Danish krone 95.72 100
Swedish krona 131.81 100
Norwegian krone 129.58 100
Turkish lira 124.715 100
Mexican peso 308.84 100
Thai baht 479.19 100
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