Market exchange rates in China -- Feb. 2

BEIJING, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 23 major currencies announced on Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 628.85

Euro 100 786.41

Japanese yen 100 5.7452

Hong Kong dollar 100 80.413

British pound 100 896.61

Australian dollar 100 505.09

New Zealand dollar 100 464.77

Singapore dollar 100 480.55

Swiss franc 100 678.59

Canadian dollar 100 512.48

Malaysian ringgit 61.884 100

Ruble 889.04 100

Rand 188.51 100

Korean won 17,044 100

UAE dirham 58.434 100

Saudi riyal 59.666 100

Hungarian forint 3,932.52 100

Polish zloty 52.886 100

Danish krone 94.70 100

Swedish krona 124.80 100

Norwegian krone 121.61 100

Turkish lira 59.419 100

Mexican peso 291.73 100

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.)