BEIJING, June 21 (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 100 717.95
Euro 100 783.96
Japanese yen 100 5.0795
Hong Kong dollar 100 91.751
British pound 100 916.27
Australian dollar 100 487.41
New Zealand dollar 100 442.71
Singapore dollar 100 534.47
Swiss franc 100 799.72
Canadian dollar 100 542.76
Malaysian ringgit 64.632 100
Ruble 1,171.43 100
Rand 256.18 100
Korean won 17,929 100
UAE dirham 51.158 100
Saudi riyal 52.249 100
Hungarian forint 4,745.45 100
Polish zloty 56.677 100
Danish krone 95.01 100
Swedish krona 150.23 100
Norwegian krone 149.41 100
Turkish lira 328.289 100
Mexican peso 239.62 100
Thai baht 485.14 100
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.