Market exchange rates in China -- Jan. 25

BEIJING, Jan. 25 (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 100 637.24

Euro 100 789.96

Japanese yen 100 5.8320

Hong Kong dollar 100 81.514

British pound 100 906.61

Australian dollar 100 512.86

New Zealand dollar 100 467.31

Singapore dollar 100 486.92

Swiss franc 100 673.52

Canadian dollar 100 515.90

Malaysian ringgit 61.245 100

Ruble 882.90 100

Rand 186.53 100

Korean won 16,757 100

UAE dirham 57.646 100

Saudi riyal 58.858 100

Hungarian forint 3,916.86 100

Polish zloty 52.606 100

Danish krone 94.29 100

Swedish krona 124.53 100

Norwegian krone 121.75 100

Turkish lira 58.778 100

Mexican peso 290.83 100

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.)