Market exchange rates in China -- March 23

BEIJING, March 23 (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 100 632.72

Euro 100 779.75

Japanese yen 100 6.0361

Hong Kong dollar 100 80.621

British pound 100 892.92

Australian dollar 100 487.06

New Zealand dollar 100 456.81

Singapore dollar 100 480.75

Swiss franc 100 668.59

Canadian dollar 100 489.35

Malaysian ringgit 61.845 100

Ruble 905.95 100

Rand 187.84 100

Korean won 17,021 100

UAE dirham 58.052 100

Saudi riyal 59.272 100

Hungarian forint 4,002.31 100

Polish zloty 54.166 100

Danish krone 95.51 100

Swedish krona 130.25 100

Norwegian krone 122.35 100

Turkish lira 62.943 100

Mexican peso 295.21 100

Thai baht 494.14 100

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.)