Market exchange rates in China -- March 9

BEIJING, March 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 634.51

Euro 100 780.89

Japanese yen 100 5.9641

Hong Kong dollar 100 80.923

British pound 100 876.03

Australian dollar 100 494.11

New Zealand dollar 100 460.64

Singapore dollar 100 481.56

Swiss franc 100 666.97

Canadian dollar 100 492.02

Malaysian ringgit 61.600 100

Ruble 899.52 100

Rand 187.66 100

Korean won 16,875 100

UAE dirham 57.887 100

Saudi riyal 59.109 100

Hungarian forint 3,992.60 100

Polish zloty 53.839 100

Danish krone 95.37 100

Swedish krona 130.30 100

Norwegian krone 123.58 100

Turkish lira 60.258 100

Mexican peso 293.61 100

Thai baht 494.36 100

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.)