Market exchange rates in China -- Dec. 22

BEIJING, Dec. 22 (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 100 658.21

Euro 100 780.41

Japanese yen 100 5.8069

Hong Kong dollar 100 84.150

British pound 100 880.83

Australian dollar 100 507.20

New Zealand dollar 100 461.80

Singapore dollar 100 489.57

Swiss franc 100 665.92

Canadian dollar 100 516.67

Malaysian ringgit 61.950 100

Ruble 887.94 100

Rand 193.83 100

Korean won 16,429 100

UAE dirham 55.793 100

Saudi riyal 56.976 100

Hungarian forint 3,997.99 100

Polish zloty 53.768 100

Danish krone 95.35 100

Swedish krona 127.35 100

Norwegian krone 127.11 100

Turkish lira 58.045 100

Mexican peso 295.85 100

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.)