BEIJING, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System: Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan U.S. dollar 100 685.19 Euro 100 732.28 Japanese yen 100 5.1171 Hong Kong dollar 100 87.315 British pound 100 824.38 Australian dollar 100 473.17 New Zealand dollar 100 430.19 Singapore dollar 100 512.97 Swiss franc 100 741.67 Canadian dollar 100 511.49 Malaysian ringgit 64.149 100 Ruble 1,079.80 100 Rand 263.19 100 Korean won 18,742 100 UAE dirham 53.605 100 Saudi riyal 54.751 100 Hungarian forint 5,186.32 100 Polish zloty 65.013 100 Danish krone 101.73 100 Swedish krona 152.11 100 Norwegian krone 149.10 100 Turkish lira 275.22 100 Mexican peso 271.26 100 Thai baht 500.63 100 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.
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