Market exchange rates in China -- Dec. 15

BEIJING, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 23 major currencies announced on Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 661.13

Euro 100 778.38

Japanese yen 100 5.8837

Hong Kong dollar 100 84.648

British pound 100 887.84

Australian dollar 100 506.70

New Zealand dollar 100 461.90

Singapore dollar 100 491.09

Swiss franc 100 668.43

Canadian dollar 100 516.62

Malaysian ringgit 61.735 100

Ruble 889.52 100

Rand 204.21 100

Korean won 16,471 100

UAE dirham 55.561 100

Saudi riyal 56.730 100

Hungarian forint 4,038.0 100

Polish zloty 54.261 100

Danish krone 95.64 100

Swedish krona 127.68 100

Norwegian krone 125.50 100

Turkish lira 58.804 100

Mexican peso 289.15 100

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.)