Market exchange rates in China -- March 6

BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 633.86

Euro 100 782.11

Japanese yen 100 5.9651

Hong Kong dollar 100 80.934

British pound 100 877.89

Australian dollar 100 492.56

New Zealand dollar 100 458.15

Singapore dollar 100 480.92

Swiss franc 100 674.34

Canadian dollar 100 488.49

Malaysian ringgit 61.556 100

Ruble 889.39 100

Rand 186.67 100

Korean won 17,011 100

UAE dirham 57.944 100

Saudi riyal 59.169 100

Hungarian forint 4,017.92 100

Polish zloty 53.566 100

Danish krone 95.26 100

Swedish krona 130.34 100

Norwegian krone 123.34 100

Turkish lira 60.115 100

Mexican peso 296.39 100

Thai baht 495.46 100

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.)