Market exchange rates in China -- March 1

BEIJING, March 1 (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 100 633.52

Euro 100 772.29

Japanese yen 100 5.9413

Hong Kong dollar 100 80.939

British pound 100 871.25

Australian dollar 100 491.55

New Zealand dollar 100 456.35

Singapore dollar 100 477.93

Swiss franc 100 670.69

Canadian dollar 100 493.63

Malaysian ringgit 61.838 100

Ruble 889.71 100

Rand 186.21 100

Korean won 17,128 100

UAE dirham 57.979 100

Saudi riyal 59.201 100

Hungarian forint 4,063.57 100

Polish zloty 54.073 100

Danish krone 96.41 100

Swedish krona 130.90 100

Norwegian krone 124.72 100

Turkish lira 60.022 100

Mexican peso 297.32 100

Thai baht 497.15 100

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.)