Market exchange rates in China -- March 27

BEIJING, March 27 (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 100 671.41

Euro 100 756.88

Japanese yen 100 6.0758

Hong Kong dollar 100 85.542

British pound 100 887.00

Australian dollar 100 479.13

New Zealand dollar 100 463.92

Singapore dollar 100 496.61

Swiss franc 100 675.60

Canadian dollar 100 501.83

Malaysian ringgit 60.634 100

Ruble 958.71 100

Rand 214.62 100

Korean won 16,891 100

UAE dirham 54.709 100

Saudi riyal 55.86 100

Hungarian forint 4,208.25 100

Polish zloty 56.678 100

Danish krone 98.62 100

Swedish krona 137.55 100

Norwegian krone 127.21 100

Turkish lira 79.946 100

Mexican peso 284.53 100

Thai baht 471.27 100

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.