BEIJING, March 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 687.49
Euro 100 743.03
Japanese yen 100 5.2371
Hong Kong dollar 100 87.58
British pound 100 845.44
Australian dollar 100 457.80
New Zealand dollar 100 426.41
Singapore dollar 100 516.72
Swiss franc 100 751.27
Canadian dollar 100 503.43
Malaysian ringgit 64.26 100
Ruble 1,115.87 100
Rand 266.23 100
Korean won 18,883 100
UAE dirham 53.416 100
Saudi riyal 54.628 100
Hungarian forint 5,194.65 100
Polish zloty 63.089 100
Danish krone 100.28 100
Swedish krona 150.81 100
Norwegian krone 152.08 100
Turkish lira 277.677 100
Mexican peso 266.74 100
Thai baht 500.60 100
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. ■
