BEIJING, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 636.51
Euro 100 720.96
Japanese yen 100 5.597
Hong Kong dollar 100 81.568
British pound 100 847.75
Australian dollar 100 456.47
New Zealand dollar 100 432.28
Singapore dollar 100 466.68
Swiss franc 100 692.16
Canadian dollar 100 497.94
Malaysian ringgit 66.165 100
Ruble 1,158.13 100
Rand 250.40 100
Korean won 18,611 100
UAE dirham 57.724 100
Saudi riyal 58.989 100
Hungarian forint 5,108.76 100
Polish zloty 64.232 100
Danish krone 103.13 100
Swedish krona 142.01 100
Norwegian krone 141.31 100
Turkish lira 246.564 100
Mexican peso 327.25 100
Thai baht 525.08 100
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
