Market exchange rates in China -- Jan. 29

BEIJING, Jan. 29 (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 100 632.67

Euro 100 786.03

Japanese yen 100 5.8212

Hong Kong dollar 100 80.923

British pound 100 895.05

Australian dollar 100 513.12

New Zealand dollar 100 465.22

Singapore dollar 100 483.82

Swiss franc 100 677.36

Canadian dollar 100 513.54

Malaysian ringgit 61.167 100

Ruble 888.87 100

Rand 187.51 100

Korean won 16,820 100

UAE dirham 58.051 100

Saudi riyal 59.279 100

Hungarian forint 3,933.29 100

Polish zloty 52.629 100

Danish krone 94.72 100

Swedish krona 124.44 100

Norwegian krone 121.52 100

Turkish lira 59.301 100

Mexican peso 292.25 100

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.)