Market exchange rates in China -- April 9

BEIJING, April 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 631.14

Euro 100 774.12

Japanese yen 100 5.9014

Hong Kong dollar 100 80.414

British pound 100 889.15

Australian dollar 100 484.74

New Zealand dollar 100 459.27

Singapore dollar 100 479.34

Swiss franc 100 657.74

Canadian dollar 100 493.97

Malaysian ringgit 61.337 100

Ruble 921.17 100

Rand 190.64 100

Korean won 16,943 100

UAE dirham 58.196 100

Saudi riyal 59.420 100

Hungarian forint 4,030.93 100

Polish zloty 54.215 100

Danish krone 96.17 100

Swedish krona 132.97 100

Norwegian krone 124.21 100

Turkish lira 64.152 100

Mexican peso 289.98 100

Thai baht 495.38 100

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.)