BEIJING, April 19 (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 100 637.20
Euro 100 686.97
Japanese yen 100 5.012
Hong Kong dollar 100 81.240
British pound 100 828.75
Australian dollar 100 468.72
New Zealand dollar 100 429.03
Singapore dollar 100 467.90
Swiss franc 100 674.32
Canadian dollar 100 505.49
Malaysian ringgit 66.732 100
Ruble 1,273.17 100
Rand 230.24 100
Korean won 19,370 100
UAE dirham 57.642 100
Saudi riyal 58.85 100
Hungarian forint 5,438.06 100
Polish zloty 67.271 100
Danish krone 108.27 100
Swedish krona 150.63 100
Norwegian krone 138.92 100
Turkish lira 229.847 100
Mexican peso 310.97 100
Thai baht 529.12 100
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.
