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Market exchange rates in China -- Jan. 6

Xinhua, January 6, 2016 Adjust font size:

The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 12 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trading System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 653.14

Euro 100 701.30

Japanese yen 100 5.4828

Hong Kong dollar 100 84.263

British pound 100 957.70

Australian dollar 100 467.74

New Zealand dollar 100 437.24

Singapore dollar 100 458.00

Swiss franc 100 646.94

Canadian dollar 100 467.15

Malaysian ringgit 66.259 100

Ruble 1,124.00 100

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 rates of the yuan against the Hong Kong dollar and Canadian dollar are based on the central parity rate of the yuan against the U.S. dollar and the exchange rates of the four currencies 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 euro, British pound, Japanese yen, Australian dollar, Singapore dollar, New Zealand dollar, Malaysian ringgit and ruble are based on the average prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank foreign exchange market. Endi