Market exchange rates in China -- April 4

BEIJING, April 4 (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 100 629.26

Euro 100 772.06

Japanese yen 100 5.9075

Hong Kong dollar 100 80.174

British pound 100 884.83

Australian dollar 100 483.38

New Zealand dollar 100 456.87

Singapore dollar 100 479.71

Swiss franc 100 656.27

Canadian dollar 100 491.52

Malaysian ringgit 61.420 100

Ruble 915.15 100

Rand 187.94 100

Korean won 16,776 100

UAE dirham 58.374 100

Saudi riyal 59.601 100

Hungarian forint 4,039.21 100

Polish zloty 54.308 100

Danish krone 96.49 100

Swedish krona 133.40 100

Norwegian krone 124.54 100

Turkish lira 63.430 100

Mexican peso 289.59 100

Thai baht 495.76 100

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