BEIJING, June 1 (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 100 666.51
Euro 100 715.31
Japanese yen 100 5.1756
Hong Kong dollar 100 84.946
British pound 100 840.31
Australian dollar 100 478.77
New Zealand dollar 100 434.70
Singapore dollar 100 486.48
Swiss franc 100 694.68
Canadian dollar 100 527.41
Malaysian ringgit 65.653 100
Ruble 936.84 100
Rand 234.45 100
Korean won 18,622 100
UAE dirham 55.099 100
Saudi riyal 56.264 100
Hungarian forint 5,548.35 100
Polish zloty 64.02 100
Danish krone 103.99 100
Swedish krona 146.50 100
Norwegian krone 140.57 100
Turkish lira 246.03 100
Mexican peso 294.86 100
Thai baht 514.47 100
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.
