BEIJING, June 28 (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 100 721.01
Euro 100 789.99
Japanese yen 100 5.0118
Hong Kong dollar 100 92.055
British pound 100 919.03
Australian dollar 100 481.74
New Zealand dollar 100 443.98
Singapore dollar 100 534.32
Swiss franc 100 806.79
Canadian dollar 100 546.49
Malaysian ringgit 64.706 100
Ruble 1,182.96 100
Rand 256.89 100
Korean won 18,027 100
UAE dirham 50.936 100
Saudi riyal 52.019 100
Hungarian forint 4,684.00 100
Polish zloty 56.293 100
Danish krone 94.26 100
Swedish krona 148.78 100
Norwegian krone 149.69 100
Turkish lira 360.704 100
Mexican peso 237.01 100
Thai baht 489.23 100
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.