Market exchange rates in China -- Dec. 5

BEIJING, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 23 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 661.13

Euro 100 784.60

Japanese yen 100 5.8762

Hong Kong dollar 100 84.571

British pound 100 890.82

Australian dollar 100 502.84

New Zealand dollar 100 454.30

Singapore dollar 100 490.81

Swiss franc 100 671.40

Canadian dollar 100 521.44

Malaysian ringgit 61.388 100

Ruble 888.92 100

Rand 204.56 100

Korean won 16,443 100

UAE dirham 55.554 100

Saudi riyal 56.726 100

Hungarian forint 3,997.89 100

Polish zloty 53.630 100

Danish krone 94.85 100

Swedish krona 127.36 100

Norwegian krone 125.85 100

Turkish lira 58.613 100

Mexican peso 281.50 100

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 21 currencies are based on the average prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank foreign exchange market. Enditem

(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)