Market exchange rates in China -- March 25

BEIJING, March 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Monday by the CHINA Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 670.98

Euro 100 757.87

Japanese yen 100 6.0969

Hong Kong dollar 100 85.515

British pound 100 886.17

Australian dollar 100 474.74

New Zealand dollar 100 461.35

Singapore dollar 100 496.05

Swiss franc 100 675.09

Canadian dollar 100 499.70

Malaysian ringgit 60.562 100

Ruble 961.04 100

Rand 216.16 100

Korean won 16,903 100

UAE dirham 54.736 100

Saudi riyal 55.889 100

Hungarian forint 4,174.03 100

Polish zloty 56.714 100

Danish krone 98.46 100

Swedish krona 138.19 100

Norwegian krone 127.64 100

Turkish lira 84.385 100

Mexican peso 284.81 100

Thai baht 471.77 100

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.