BEIJING, Oct. 22 (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 100 640.32
Euro 100 744.31
Japanese yen 100 5.6192
Hong Kong dollar 100 82.358
British pound 100 883.20
Australian dollar 100 477.87
New Zealand dollar 100 458.20
Singapore dollar 100 475.29
Swiss franc 100 697.33
Canadian dollar 100 517.73
Malaysian ringgit 64.939 100
Ruble 1,110.35 100
Rand 229.22 100
Korean won 18,408 100
UAE dirham 57.364 100
Saudi riyal 58.581 100
Hungarian forint 4,891.32 100
Polish zloty 61.87 100
Danish krone 99.95 100
Swedish krona 134.33 100
Norwegian krone 130.61 100
Turkish lira 148.866 100
Mexican peso 317.12 100
Thai baht 521.54 100
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
