Market exchange rates in China -- Dec. 21

BEIJING, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the 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 100 657.95

Euro 100 781.49

Japanese yen 100 5.8056

Hong Kong dollar 100 84.116

British pound 100 879.71

Australian dollar 100 504.49

New Zealand dollar 100 461.05

Singapore dollar 100 489.60

Swiss franc 100 666.97

Canadian dollar 100 512.83

Malaysian ringgit 61.873 100

Ruble 892.76 100

Rand 193.58 100

Korean won 16,430 100

UAE dirham 55.816 100

Saudi riyal 56.994 100

Hungarian forint 4,004.56 100

Polish zloty 53.821 100

Danish krone 95.28 100

Swedish krona 127.62 100

Norwegian krone 127.79 100

Turkish lira 58.070 100

Mexican peso 292.35 100

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.)