Market exchange rates in China -- Jan. 4

BEIJING, Jan. 4 (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 100 650.43

Euro 100 780.96

Japanese yen 100 5.7748

Hong Kong dollar 100 83.200

British pound 100 878.75

Australian dollar 100 509.01

New Zealand dollar 100 460.84

Singapore dollar 100 488.89

Swiss franc 100 665.57

Canadian dollar 100 518.65

Malaysian ringgit 61.722 100

Ruble 879.22 100

Rand 190.12 100

Korean won 16,374 100

UAE dirham 56.468 100

Saudi riyal 57.658 100

Hungarian forint 3,951.06 100

Polish zloty 53.100 100

Danish krone 95.31 100

Swedish krona 125.76 100

Norwegian krone 124.65 100

Turkish lira 58.145 100

Mexican peso 297.69 100

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.)