Market exchange rates in China -- Dec. 27

BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 23 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 654.21

Euro 100 775.80

Japanese yen 100 5.7795

Hong Kong dollar 100 83.734

British pound 100 874.86

Australian dollar 100 505.62

New Zealand dollar 100 460.02

Singapore dollar 100 486.98

Swiss franc 100 661.06

Canadian dollar 100 515.64

Malaysian ringgit 62.407 100

Ruble 881.26 100

Rand 191.08 100

Korean won 16,439 100

UAE dirham 56.137 100

Saudi riyal 57.324 100

Hungarian forint 4,017.33 100

Polish zloty 54.125 100

Danish krone 95.97 100

Swedish krona 127.65 100

Norwegian krone 127.02 100

Turkish lira 58.209 100

Mexican peso 303.67 100

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. Enditemh (This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)