Market exchange rates in China -- March 6

BEIJING, march 6 (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 100 670.53

Euro 100 757.96

Japanese yen 100 5.9931

Hong Kong dollar 100 85.421

British pound 100 882.28

Australian dollar 100 475.08

New Zealand dollar 100 455.73

Singapore dollar 100 494.53

Swiss franc 100 667.52

Canadian dollar 100 502.10

Malaysian ringgit 60.798 100

Ruble 981.17 100

Rand 211.32 100

Korean won 16,795 100

UAE dirham 54.777 100

Saudi riyal 55.931 100

Hungarian forint 4,162.07 100

Polish zloty 56.735 100

Danish krone 98.43 100

Swedish krona 138.82 100

Norwegian krone 129.20 100

Turkish lira 80.345 100

Mexican peso 287.22 100

Thai baht 473.71 100

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.

(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)