Market exchange rates in China -- May 4

BEIJING, May 4 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 635.21

Euro 100 761.37

Japanese yen 100 5.8189

Hong Kong dollar 100 80.924

British pound 100 861.83

Australian dollar 100 478.22

New Zealand dollar 100 447.10

Singapore dollar 100 477.24

Swiss franc 100 636.62

Canadian dollar 100 494.18

Malaysian ringgit 61.928 100

Ruble 991.91 100

Rand 198.42 100

Korean won 16,936 100

UAE dirham 57.837 100

Saudi riyal 59.052 100

Hungarian forint 4,122.33 100

Polish zloty 56.035 100

Danish krone 97.86 100

Swedish krona 138.71 100

Norwegian krone 126.76 100

Turkish lira 66.520 100

Mexican peso 300.09 100

Thai baht 498.10 100

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.)