Market exchange rates in China -- Jan. 15

BEIJING, Jan. 15 (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 100 649.32

Euro 100 782.31

Japanese yen 100 5.8375

Hong Kong dollar 100 82.997

British pound 100 879.48

Australian dollar 100 512.34

New Zealand dollar 100 471.93

Singapore dollar 100 488.74

Swiss franc 100 665.65

Canadian dollar 100 518.56

Malaysian ringgit 61.354 100

Ruble 870.43 100

Rand 190.72 100

Korean won 16,429 100

UAE dirham 56.567 100

Saudi riyal 57.761 100

Hungarian forint 3,947.92 100

Polish zloty 53.291 100

Danish krone 95.23 100

Swedish krona 125.17 100

Norwegian krone 123.31 100

Turkish lira 58.122 100

Mexican peso 296.18 100

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