Market exchange rates in China -- April 19

BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 628.32

Euro 100 777.57

Japanese yen 100 5.8557

Hong Kong dollar 100 80.047

British pound 100 892.23

Australian dollar 100 489.24

New Zealand dollar 100 459.85

Singapore dollar 100 479.57

Swiss franc 100 648.69

Canadian dollar 100 497.42

Malaysian ringgit 61.833 100

Ruble 968.98 100

Rand 189.83 100

Korean won 16,991 100

UAE dirham 58.467 100

Saudi riyal 59.701 100

Hungarian forint 3,992.30 100

Polish zloty 53.541 100

Danish krone 95.78 100

Swedish krona 133.72 100

Norwegian krone 123.52 100

Turkish lira 63.976 100

Mexican peso 287.82 100

Thai baht 497.09 100

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.)