BEIJING, Aug. 14 (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 100 686.95
Euro 100 783.95
Japanese yen 100 6.2119
Hong Kong dollar 100 87.512
British pound 100 877.49
Australian dollar 100 499.79
New Zealand dollar 100 452.16
Singapore dollar 100 499.66
Swiss franc 100 692.21
Canadian dollar 100 523.72
Malaysian ringgit 59.535 100
Ruble 983.76 100
Rand 209.69 100
Korean won 16,490 100
UAE dirham 53.421 100
Saudi riyal 54.550 100
Hungarian forint 4,118.39 100
Polish zloty 54.875 100
Danish krone 95.06 100
Swedish krona 132.64 100
Norwegian krone 121.67 100
Turkish lira 101.115 100
Mexican peso 278.40 100
Thai baht 485.07 100
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.
(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)