BEIJING, Jan. 4 (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 100 637.94
Euro 100 720.99
Japanese yen 100 5.5313
Hong Kong dollar 100 81.81
British pound 100 860.06
Australian dollar 100 459.11
New Zealand dollar 100 433.19
Singapore dollar 100 471.37
Swiss franc 100 694.46
Canadian dollar 100 500.48
Malaysian ringgit 65.462 100
Ruble 1,169.68 100
Rand 248.85 100
Korean won 18,714 100
UAE dirham 57.571 100
Saudi riyal 58.847 100
Hungarian forint 5,090.62 100
Polish zloty 63.453 100
Danish krone 103.16 100
Swedish krona 142.72 100
Norwegian krone 139.02 100
Turkish lira 204.512 100
Mexican peso 321.20 100
Thai baht 521.76 100
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.
