Market exchange rates in China -- Jan. 10

BEIJING, Jan. 10 (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 100 652.07

Euro 100 777.70

Japanese yen 100 5.7863

Hong Kong dollar 100 83.378

British pound 100 882.48

Australian dollar 100 509.67

New Zealand dollar 100 466.06

Singapore dollar 100 488.10

Swiss franc 100 662.76

Canadian dollar 100 522.86

Malaysian ringgit 61.508 100

Ruble 871.65 100

Rand 189.34 100

Korean won 16,410 100

UAE dirham 56.325 100

Saudi riyal 57.515 100

Hungarian forint 3,977.25 100

Polish zloty 53.871 100

Danish krone 95.70 100

Swedish krona 126.27 100

Norwegian krone 124.40 100

Turkish lira 57.830 100

Mexican peso 295.10 100

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.)