BEIJING, Dec. 20 (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 100 639.33

Euro 100 718.37

Japanese yen 100 5.6241

Hong Kong dollar 100 81.934

British pound 100 845.34

Australian dollar 100 454.99

New Zealand dollar 100 430.24

Singapore dollar 100 467.51

Swiss franc 100 691.71

Canadian dollar 100 495.63

Malaysian ringgit 66.074 100

Ruble 1,162.61 100

Rand 249.13 100

Korean won 18,573 100

UAE dirham 57.473 100

Saudi riyal 58.718 100

Hungarian forint 5,107.61 100

Polish zloty 64.439 100

Danish krone 103.48 100

Swedish krona 142.99 100

Norwegian krone 141.47 100

Turkish lira 260.528 100

Mexican peso 325.85 100

Thai baht 521.90 100

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. Enditem

Source: Xinhua       Editor: huaxia