BEIJING, Feb. 21 (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 100 685.57
Euro 100 732.65
Japanese yen 100 5.1062
Hong Kong dollar 100 87.459
British pound 100 825.47
Australian dollar 100 474.00
New Zealand dollar 100 429.15
Singapore dollar 100 513.29
Swiss franc 100 742.78
Canadian dollar 100 509.69
Malaysian ringgit 64.611 100
Ruble 1,068.27 100
Rand 263.89 100
Korean won 18,896 100
UAE dirham 53.573 100
Saudi riyal 54.71 100
Hungarian forint 5,222.97 100
Polish zloty 64.707 100
Danish krone 101.61 100
Swedish krona 150.84 100
Norwegian krone 149.20 100
Turkish lira 275.175 100
Mexican peso 268.17 100
Thai baht 501.68 100
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.