Market exchange rates in China -- Dec. 6

BEIJING, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 23 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 661.63

Euro 100 782.36

Japanese yen 100 5.8782

Hong Kong dollar 100 84.666

British pound 100 887.68

Australian dollar 100 502.77

New Zealand dollar 100 454.90

Singapore dollar 100 490.98

Swiss franc 100 669.89

Canadian dollar 100 521.22

Malaysian ringgit 61.440 100

Ruble 888.33 100

Rand 203.31 100

Korean won 16,424 100

UAE dirham 55.514 100

Saudi riyal 56.683 100

Hungarian forint 4,013.38 100

Polish zloty 53.797 100

Danish krone 95.10 100

Swedish krona 126.43 100

Norwegian krone 124.85 100

Turkish lira 58.074 100

Mexican peso 283.65 100

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.)