BEIJING, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 639.35
Euro 100 723.71
Japanese yen 100 5.5646
Hong Kong dollar 100 82.093
British pound 100 858.21
Australian dollar 100 466.64
New Zealand dollar 100 446.87
Singapore dollar 100 471.21
Swiss franc 100 687.12
Canadian dollar 100 508.90
Malaysian ringgit 65.209 100
Ruble 1,143.21 100
Rand 242.75 100
Korean won 18,507 100
UAE dirham 57.442 100
Saudi riyal 58.662 100
Hungarian forint 5,042.55 100
Polish zloty 64.271 100
Danish krone 102.77 100
Swedish krona 139.09 100
Norwegian krone 136.83 100
Turkish lira 161.752 100
Mexican peso 324.49 100
Thai baht 512.07 100
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
