BEIJING, June 26 (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 100 720.56
Euro 100 786.18
Japanese yen 100 5.026
Hong Kong dollar 100 92.013
British pound 100 917.74
Australian dollar 100 481.72
New Zealand dollar 100 443.54
Singapore dollar 100 533.38
Swiss franc 100 804.88
Canadian dollar 100 547.78
Malaysian ringgit 64.872 100
Ruble 1,168.48 100
Rand 259.92 100
Korean won 18,124 100
UAE dirham 50.932 100
Saudi riyal 52.016 100
Hungarian forint 4,709.45 100
Polish zloty 56.441 100
Danish krone 94.70 100
Swedish krona 148.76 100
Norwegian krone 150.06 100
Turkish lira 350.578 100
Mexican peso 237.90 100
Thai baht 488.45 100
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.