BEIJING, April 29 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 647.15
Euro 100 785.21
Japanese yen 100 5.9624
Hong Kong dollar 100 83.372
British pound 100 902.91
Australian dollar 100 504.78
New Zealand dollar 100 470.28
Singapore dollar 100 488.65
Swiss franc 100 711.85
Canadian dollar 100 525.93
Malaysian ringgit 63.381 100
Ruble 1,147.79 100
Rand 219.89 100
Korean won 17,135 100
UAE dirham 56.756 100
Saudi riyal 57.959 100
Hungarian forint 4,609.89 100
Polish zloty 58.284 100
Danish krone 94.68 100
Swedish krona 128.78 100
Norwegian krone 126.31 100
Turkish lira 126.73 100
Mexican peso 307.54 100
Thai baht 484.12 100
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. Enditem
