BEIJING, June 19 (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 100 712.01
Euro 100 778.95
Japanese yen 100 5.0176
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.02
British pound 100 913.32
Australian dollar 100 489.35
New Zealand dollar 100 443.64
Singapore dollar 100 532.28
Swiss franc 100 796.13
Canadian dollar 100 539.55
Malaysian ringgit 64.815 100
Ruble 1,177.23 100
Rand 255.72 100
Korean won 17,911 100
UAE dirham 51.586 100
Saudi riyal 52.68 100
Hungarian forint 4,794.27 100
Polish zloty 57.242 100
Danish krone 95.63 100
Swedish krona 149.53 100
Norwegian krone 148.42 100
Turkish lira 331.443 100
Mexican peso 239.94 100
Thai baht 487.09 100
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.