BEIJING, Aug. 15 (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 100 688.56
Euro 100 781.36
Japanese yen 100 6.1940
Hong Kong dollar 100 87.716
British pound 100 876.28
Australian dollar 100 498.63
New Zealand dollar 100 452.76
Singapore dollar 100 499.87
Swiss franc 100 693.15
Canadian dollar 100 527.81
Malaysian ringgit 59.422 100
Ruble 964.25 100
Rand 207.17 100
Korean won 16,377 100
UAE dirham 53.297 100
Saudi riyal 54.421 100
Hungarian forint 4,128.53 100
Polish zloty 55.030 100
Danish krone 95.36 100
Swedish krona 132.73 100
Norwegian krone 122.11 100
Turkish lira 92.520 100
Mexican peso 274.06 100
Thai baht 483.17 100
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.)