Market exchange rates in China -- June 1

BEIJING, June 1 (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 100 640.78

Euro 100 749.61

Japanese yen 100 5.8906

Hong Kong dollar 100 81.672

British pound 100 851.73

Australian dollar 100 484.82

New Zealand dollar 100 449.10

Singapore dollar 100 478.87

Swiss franc 100 650.71

Canadian dollar 100 495.11

Malaysian ringgit 62.116 100

Ruble 973.60 100

Rand 198.14 100

Korean won 16,819 100

UAE dirham 57.324 100

Saudi riyal 58.532 100

Hungarian forint 4,266.31 100

Polish zloty 57.597 100

Danish krone 99.310 100

Swedish krona 137.51 100

Norwegian krone 127.58 100

Turkish lira 70.703 100

Mexican peso 310.60 100

Thai baht 500.03 100

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.)