Market exchange rates in China -- March 27

BEIJING, March 27 (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 100 628.16

Euro 100 782.18

Japanese yen 100 5.9540

Hong Kong dollar 100 80.047

British pound 100 893.89

Australian dollar 100 486.54

New Zealand dollar 100 458.24

Singapore dollar 100 479.94

Swiss franc 100 664.46

Canadian dollar 100 488.85

Malaysian ringgit 61.974 100

Ruble 912.22 100

Rand 185.42 100

Korean won 17,163 100

UAE dirham 58.490 100

Saudi riyal 59.715 100

Hungarian forint 4,000.29 100

Polish zloty 53.977 100

Danish krone 95.17 100

Swedish krona 130.34 100

Norwegian krone 122.20 100

Turkish lira 63.155 100

Mexican peso 291.99 100

Thai baht 495.86 100

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.)