BEIJING, Jan. 11 (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 100 677.56
Euro 100 727.46
Japanese yen 100 5.1273
Hong Kong dollar 100 86.751
British pound 100 823.27
Australian dollar 100 467.18
New Zealand dollar 100 431.75
Singapore dollar 100 508.93
Swiss franc 100 734.25
Canadian dollar 100 504.74
Malaysian ringgit 64.526 100
Ruble 1,027.32 100
Rand 251.09 100
Korean won 18,334 100
UAE dirham 54.201 100
Saudi riyal 55.400 100
Hungarian forint 5,479.65 100
Polish zloty 64.453 100
Danish krone 102.21 100
Swedish krona 153.69 100
Norwegian krone 147.26 100
Turkish lira 277.090 100
Mexican peso 281.38 100
Thai baht 493.83 100
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.