Market exchange rates in China -- Jan. 23

BEIJING, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of Chinese yuan against 23 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 640.09

Euro 100 784.76

Japanese yen 100 5.7680

Hong Kong dollar 100 81.861

British pound 100 895.07

Australian dollar 100 512.68

New Zealand dollar 100 468.67

Singapore dollar 100 485.10

Swiss franc 100 665.34

Canadian dollar 100 514.01

Malaysian ringgit 61.431 100

Ruble 882.53 100

Rand 188.35 100

Korean won 16,699 100

UAE dirham 57.380 100

Saudi riyal 58.590 100

Hungarian forint 3,944.93 100

Polish zloty 53.112 100

Danish krone 94.87 100

Swedish krona 125.39 100

Norwegian krone 122.76 100

Turkish lira 59.010 100

Mexican peso 292.15 100

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.)