BEIJING, Jan. 18 (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 100 676.02
Euro 100 729.13
Japanese yen 100 5.2693
Hong Kong dollar 100 86.434
British pound 100 830.28
Australian dollar 100 472.31
New Zealand dollar 100 434.68
Singapore dollar 100 512.25
Swiss franc 100 733.26
Canadian dollar 100 505.05
Malaysian ringgit 64.019 100
Ruble 1,012.62 100
Rand 252.40 100
Korean won 18,298 100
UAE dirham 54.35 100
Saudi riyal 55.576 100
Hungarian forint 5,443.77 100
Polish zloty 64.45 100
Danish krone 102.03 100
Swedish krona 154.17 100
Norwegian krone 146.02 100
Turkish lira 277.516 100
Mexican peso 276.05 100
Thai baht 488.05 100
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.