BEIJING, July 21 (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 100 714.56
Euro 100 800.41
Japanese yen 100 5.1399
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.447
British pound 100 925.56
Australian dollar 100 487.50
New Zealand dollar 100 448.05
Singapore dollar 100 541.96
Swiss franc 100 830.00
Canadian dollar 100 546.08
Malaysian ringgit 63.351 100
Ruble 1,258.48 100
Rand 249.14 100
Korean won 17,761 100
UAE dirham 51.061 100
Saudi riyal 52.148 100
Hungarian forint 4,762.30 100
Polish zloty 55.563 100
Danish krone 93.02 100
Swedish krona 143.74 100
Norwegian krone 139.90 100
Turkish lira 373.363 100
Mexican peso 234.56 100
Thai baht 475.60 100
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.