BEIJING, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 644.79
Euro 100 745.91
Japanese yen 100 5.7424
Hong Kong dollar 100 82.833
British pound 100 878.13
Australian dollar 100 470.68
New Zealand dollar 100 446.48
Singapore dollar 100 475.88
Swiss franc 100 695.08
Canadian dollar 100 516.71
Malaysian ringgit 64.799 100
Ruble 1,114.76 100
Rand 231.64 100
Korean won 18,532 100
UAE dirham 56.972 100
Saudi riyal 58.172 100
Hungarian forint 4,839.09 100
Polish zloty 61.719 100
Danish krone 99.76 100
Swedish krona 135.52 100
Norwegian krone 132.49 100
Turkish lira 138.982 100
Mexican peso 321.41 100
Thai baht 525.31 100
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