BEIJING, Nov. 12 (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 100 640.65
Euro 100 733.38
Japanese yen 100 5.6166
Hong Kong dollar 100 82.229
British pound 100 856.33
Australian dollar 100 467.03
New Zealand dollar 100 449.55
Singapore dollar 100 473.03
Swiss franc 100 695.3
Canadian dollar 100 508.94
Malaysian ringgit 65.072 100
Ruble 1,119.01 100
Rand 239.08 100
Korean won 18,452 100
UAE dirham 57.331 100
Saudi riyal 58.542 100
Hungarian forint 4,975.92 100
Polish zloty 63.19 100
Danish krone 101.41 100
Swedish krona 136.00 100
Norwegian krone 135.54 100
Turkish lira 154.883 100
Mexican peso 322.11 100
Thai baht 512.72 100
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
