Market exchange rates in China -- March 21

BEIJING, March 21 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 633.96

Euro 100 776.53

Japanese yen 100 5.9519

Hong Kong dollar 100 80.809

British pound 100 887.82

Australian dollar 100 487.53

New Zealand dollar 100 455.16

Singapore dollar 100 480.53

Swiss franc 100 663.22

Canadian dollar 100 484.97

Malaysian ringgit 61.813 100

Ruble 907.88 100

Rand 188.77 100

Korean won 16,897 100

UAE dirham 57.940 100

Saudi riyal 59.155 100

Hungarian forint 4,011.13 100

Polish zloty 54.458 100

Danish krone 95.92 100

Swedish krona 129.61 100

Norwegian krone 122.10 100

Turkish lira 62.044 100

Mexican peso 295.90 100

Thai baht 492.24 100

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.)