Market exchange rates in China -- Dec. 14

BEIJING, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese yuan against 23 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 660.33

Euro 100 781.92

Japanese yen 100 5.8579

Hong Kong dollar 100 84.608

British pound 100 885.85

Australian dollar 100 504.41

New Zealand dollar 100 463.21

Singapore dollar 100 490.52

Swiss franc 100 670.01

Canadian dollar 100 515.14

Malaysian ringgit 61.827 100

Ruble 886.40 100

Rand 203.91 100

Korean won 16,448 100

UAE dirham 55.627 100

Saudi riyal 56.800 100

Hungarian forint 4,026.32 100

Polish zloty 54.005 100

Danish krone 95.25 100

Swedish krona 127.34 100

Norwegian krone 125.88 100

Turkish lira 57.789 100

Mexican peso 288.16 100

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.)