BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhua) — The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 722.58
Euro 100 787.71
Japanese yen 100 5.0094
Hong Kong dollar 100 92.198
British pound 100 914.32
Australian dollar 100 479.92
New Zealand dollar 100 440.03
Singapore dollar 100 534.42
Swiss franc 100 806.14
Canadian dollar 100 547.21
Malaysian ringgit 64.467 100
Ruble 1,199.55 100
Rand 258.81 100
Korean won 18,197 100
UAE dirham 50.655 100
Saudi riyal 51.731 100
Hungarian forint 4,712.28 100
Polish zloty 56.463 100
Danish krone 94.51 100
Swedish krona 149.81 100
Norwegian krone 148.99 100
Turkish lira 359.098 100
Mexican peso 236.10 100
Thai baht 491.56 100
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.