BEIJING, Feb. 10 (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 100 678.84
Euro 100 728.86
Japanese yen 100 5.1636
Hong Kong dollar 100 86.479
British pound 100 822.63
Australian dollar 100 471.18
New Zealand dollar 100 429.52
Singapore dollar 100 512.15
Swiss franc 100 736.03
Canadian dollar 100 504.65
Malaysian ringgit 63.599 100
Ruble 1,074.56 100
Rand 261.68 100
Korean won 18,609 100
UAE dirham 54.105 100
Saudi riyal 55.285 100
Hungarian forint 5,318.73 100
Polish zloty 65.243 100
Danish krone 102.11 100
Swedish krona 152.45 100
Norwegian krone 149.95 100
Turkish lira 277.358 100
Mexican peso 276.65 100
Thai baht 494.65 100
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.