Market exchange rates in China -- Dec. 28

BEIJING, Dec. 28 (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 100 654.12

Euro 100 778.37

Japanese yen 100 5.7788

Hong Kong dollar 100 83.733

British pound 100 877.08

Australian dollar 100 508.63

New Zealand dollar 100 462.59

Singapore dollar 100 488.20

Swiss franc 100 663.71

Canadian dollar 100 517.01

Malaysian ringgit 62.386 100

Ruble 881.79 100

Rand 187.47 100

Korean won 16,402 100

UAE dirham 56.144 100

Saudi riyal 57.329 100

Hungarian forint 3,985.21 100

Polish zloty 53.833 100

Danish krone 95.65 100

Swedish krona 126.38 100

Norwegian krone 126.33 100

Turkish lira 58.342 100

Mexican peso 301.42 100

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.)