BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:
Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan
U.S. dollar 100 630.19
Euro 100 783.53
Japanese yen 100 5.7215
Hong Kong dollar 100 80.572
British pound 100 887.56
Australian dollar 100 497.93
New Zealand dollar 100 458.92
Singapore dollar 100 476.60
Swiss franc 100 676.13
Canadian dollar 100 506.36
Malaysian ringgit 61.744 100
Ruble 898.27 100
Rand 191.50 100
Korean won 17,271 100
UAE dirham 58.345 100
Saudi riyal 59.570 100
Hungarian forint 3951.76 100
Polish zloty 53.201 100
Danish krone 94.97 100
Swedish krona 125.60 100
Norwegian krone 123.00 100
Turkish lira 59.942 100
Mexican peso 296.31 100
Thai baht 499.57 100
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.
