BEIJING, March 5 (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 100 694.03
Euro 100 772.67
Japanese yen 100 6.4488
Hong Kong dollar 100 89.294
British pound 100 892.90
Australian dollar 100 459.33
New Zealand dollar 100 436.59
Singapore dollar 100 500.91
Swiss franc 100 725.07
Canadian dollar 100 518.23
Malaysian ringgit 60.236 100
Ruble 955.70 100
Rand 220.01 100
Korean won 17,108 100
UAE dirham 52.946 100
Saudi riyal 54.089 100
Hungarian forint 4,346.32 100
Polish zloty 55.583 100
Danish krone 96.72 100
Swedish krona 136.54 100
Norwegian krone 133.43 100
Turkish lira 87.63 100
Mexican peso 281.52 100
Thai baht 452.02 100
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
