Market exchange rates in China -- Dec. 25

BEIJING, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 23 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 656.83

Euro 100 778.72

Japanese yen 100 5.7975

Hong Kong dollar 100 84.002

British pound 100 877.94

Australian dollar 100 506.66

New Zealand dollar 100 460.60

Singapore dollar 100 488.79

Swiss franc 100 663.96

Canadian dollar 100 516.27

Malaysian ringgit 62.079 100

Ruble 887.83 100

Rand 192.05 100

Korean won 16,415 100

UAE dirham 55.912 100

Saudi riyal 57.095 100

Hungarian forint 3,995.94 100

Polish zloty 53.885 100

Danish krone 95.600 100

Swedish krona 126.98 100

Norwegian krone 126.75 100

Turkish lira 58.027 100

Mexican peso 300.45 100

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.)