BEIJING, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) — The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 636.74
Euro 100 722.42
Japanese yen 100 5.5362
Hong Kong dollar 100 81.653
British pound 100 858.54
Australian dollar 100 461.59
New Zealand dollar 100 434.93
Singapore dollar 100 470.84
Swiss franc 100 695.93
Canadian dollar 100 497.68
Malaysian ringgit 65.606 100
Ruble 1,161.23 100
Rand 250.33 100
Korean won 18,605 100
UAE dirham 57.708 100
Saudi riyal 58.978 100
Hungarian forint 5,121.47 100
Polish zloty 63.642 100
Danish krone 102.92 100
Swedish krona 141.94 100
Norwegian krone 137.96 100
Turkish lira 198.662 100
Mexican peso 323.34 100
Thai baht 526.06 100
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.
