BEIJING, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 637.29
Euro 100 718.24
Japanese yen 100 5.6038
Hong Kong dollar 100 81.699
British pound 100 841.26
Australian dollar 100 452.73
New Zealand dollar 100 427.45
Singapore dollar 100 465.95
Swiss franc 100 691.06
Canadian dollar 100 492.25
Malaysian ringgit 66.362 100
Ruble 1,162.46 100
Rand 247.78 100
Korean won 18,674 100
UAE dirham 57.668 100
Saudi riyal 58.942 100
Hungarian forint 5,125.03 100
Polish zloty 64.455 100
Danish krone 103.53 100
Swedish krona 143.58 100
Norwegian krone 142.19 100
Turkish lira 212.056 100
Mexican peso 326.04 100
Thai baht 527.86 100
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
