BEIJING, April 27 (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 100 692.07
Euro 100 764.35
Japanese yen 100 5.1859
Hong Kong dollar 100 88.166
British pound 100 863.08
Australian dollar 100 457.31
New Zealand dollar 100 423.45
Singapore dollar 100 518.37
Swiss franc 100 776.78
Canadian dollar 100 507.75
Malaysian ringgit 64.389 100
Ruble 1,182.70 100
Rand 265.30 100
Korean won 19,319 100
UAE dirham 53.062 100
Saudi riyal 54.199 100
Hungarian forint 4,893.38 100
Polish zloty 59.97 100
Danish krone 97.53 100
Swedish krona 149.12 100
Norwegian krone 153.64 100
Turkish lira 280.676 100
Mexican peso 262.40 100
Thai baht 493.12 100
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.