Market exchange rates in China -- Feb. 1

BEIJING, Feb. 1 (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 100 630.45

Euro 100 782.18

Japanese yen 100 5.7667

Hong Kong dollar 100 80.600

British pound 100 894.45

Australian dollar 100 507.67

New Zealand dollar 100 464.30

Singapore dollar 100 480.07

Swiss franc 100 676.19

Canadian dollar 100 511.75

Malaysian ringgit 61.917 100

Ruble 892.31 100

Rand 188.22 100

Korean won 16,978 100

UAE dirham 58.320 100

Saudi riyal 59.549 100

Hungarian forint 3,963.49 100

Polish zloty 53.088 100

Danish krone 95.16 100

Swedish krona 125.13 100

Norwegian krone 122.45 100

Turkish lira 59.654 100

Mexican peso 295.26 100

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.)