BEIJING, Dec. 22 (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 100 637.03
Euro 100 718.79
Japanese yen 100 5.5874
Hong Kong dollar 100 81.664
British pound 100 845.11
Australian dollar 100 455.20
New Zealand dollar 100 430.86
Singapore dollar 100 466.99
Swiss franc 100 689.90
Canadian dollar 100 493.11
Malaysian ringgit 66.071 100
Ruble 1,162.20 100
Rand 248.75 100
Korean won 18,695 100
UAE dirham 57.664 100
Saudi riyal 58.943 100
Hungarian forint 5,115.36 100
Polish zloty 64.303 100
Danish krone 103.44 100
Swedish krona 143.34 100
Norwegian krone 140.46 100
Turkish lira 194.20 100
Mexican peso 326.95 100
Thai baht 528.70 100
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
