BEIJING, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 23 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 650.43
Euro 100 780.96
Japanese yen 100 5.7748
Hong Kong dollar 100 83.200
British pound 100 878.75
Australian dollar 100 509.01
New Zealand dollar 100 460.84
Singapore dollar 100 488.89
Swiss franc 100 665.57
Canadian dollar 100 518.65
Malaysian ringgit 61.722 100
Ruble 879.22 100
Rand 190.12 100
Korean won 16,374 100
UAE dirham 56.468 100
Saudi riyal 57.658 100
Hungarian forint 3,951.06 100
Polish zloty 53.100 100
Danish krone 95.31 100
Swedish krona 125.76 100
Norwegian krone 124.65 100
Turkish lira 58.145 100
Mexican peso 297.69 100
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 21 currencies are based on the average prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank foreign exchange market.
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)
