Market exchange rates in China -- April 3

BEIJING, April 3 (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 100 628.33

Euro 100 772.74

Japanese yen 100 5.9395

Hong Kong dollar 100 80.058

British pound 100 882.77

Australian dollar 100 481.47

New Zealand dollar 100 453.00

Singapore dollar 100 478.68

Swiss franc 100 658.01

Canadian dollar 100 486.50

Malaysian ringgit 61.469 100

Ruble 913.58 100

Rand 188.65 100

Korean won 16,832 100

UAE dirham 58.459 100

Saudi riyal 59.686 100

Hungarian forint 4,044.27 100

Polish zloty 54.473 100

Danish krone 96.39 100

Swedish krona 133.62 100

Norwegian krone 125.59 100

Turkish lira 63.329 100

Mexican peso 290.26 100

Thai baht 497.08 100

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.)