BEIJING, June 14 (Xinhua) — The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 715.66
Euro 100 772.14
Japanese yen 100 5.105
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.375
British pound 100 902.09
Australian dollar 100 484.35
New Zealand dollar 100 440.71
Singapore dollar 100 533.16
Swiss franc 100 790.57
Canadian dollar 100 537.49
Malaysian ringgit 64.486 100
Ruble 1,172.36 100
Rand 260.15 100
Korean won 17,740 100
UAE dirham 51.322 100
Saudi riyal 52.404 100
Hungarian forint 4,793.15 100
Polish zloty 58.084 100
Danish krone 96.52 100
Swedish krona 149.33 100
Norwegian krone 148.84 100
Turkish lira 330.382 100
Mexican peso 240.79 100
Thai baht 484.46 100
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.