Market exchange rates in China -- Feb. 26

BEIJING, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 633.78

Euro 100 778.92

Japanese yen 100 5.9225

Hong Kong dollar 100 81.009

British pound 100 885.34

Australian dollar 100 496.74

New Zealand dollar 100 461.67

Singapore dollar 100 479.93

Swiss franc 100 676.67

Canadian dollar 100 501.19

Malaysian ringgit 61.786 100

Ruble 887.42 100

Rand 182.59 100

Korean won 16,991 100

UAE dirham 57.957 100

Saudi riyal 59.175 100

Hungarian forint 4,018.90 100

Polish zloty 53.603 100

Danish krone 95.62 100

Swedish krona 129.05 100

Norwegian krone 123.90 100

Turkish lira 59.783 100

Mexican peso 292.90 100

Thai baht 495.87 100

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

(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)