BEIJING, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 646.15
Euro 100 784.99
Japanese yen 100 6.1382
Hong Kong dollar 100 83.339
British pound 100 911.93
Australian dollar 100 510.91
New Zealand dollar 100 474.07
Singapore dollar 100 489.59
Swiss franc 100 714.11
Canadian dollar 100 513.04
Malaysian ringgit 62.554 100
Ruble 1,145.63 100
Rand 225.33 100
Korean won 17,181 100
UAE dirham 56.848 100
Saudi riyal 58.047 100
Hungarian forint 4,566.97 100
Polish zloty 57.415 100
Danish krone 94.73 100
Swedish krona 128.18 100
Norwegian krone 131.14 100
Turkish lira 110.023 100
Mexican peso 317.61 100
Thai baht 464.62 100
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.