Market exchange rates in China -- Feb. 8

BEIJING, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 628.22

Euro 100 770.07

Japanese yen 100 5.7446

Hong Kong dollar 100 80.359

British pound 100 870.83

Australian dollar 100 490.94

New Zealand dollar 100 453.16

Singapore dollar 100 473.56

Swiss franc 100 665.56

Canadian dollar 100 499.44

Malaysian ringgit 62.294 100

Ruble 920.14 100

Rand 192.23 100

Korean won 17,309 100

UAE dirham 58.519 100

Saudi riyal 59.754 100

Hungarian forint 4,032.38 100

Polish zloty 54.15 100

Danish krone 96.66 100

Swedish krona 128.8 100

Norwegian krone 125.98 100

Turkish lira 60.624 100

Mexican peso 299.32 100

Thai baht 504.29 100

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 22 currencies are based on the average prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank foreign exchange market. Enditem