BEIJING, April 11 (Xinhua) — The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 636.45
Euro 100 693.06
Japanese yen 100 5.1173
Hong Kong dollar 100 81.183
British pound 100 829.81
Australian dollar 100 474.57
New Zealand dollar 100 435.42
Singapore dollar 100 466.94
Swiss franc 100 681.66
Canadian dollar 100 506.19
Malaysian ringgit 66.239 100
Ruble 1,299.29 100
Rand 229.87 100
Korean won 19,309 100
UAE dirham 57.668 100
Saudi riyal 58.887 100
Hungarian forint 5,453.76 100
Polish zloty 66.856 100
Danish krone 107.30 100
Swedish krona 148.25 100
Norwegian krone 136.61 100
Turkish lira 231.443 100
Mexican peso 314.94 100
Thai baht 527.48 100
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.
