Market exchange rates in China -- March 29

BEIJING, March 29 (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 100 673.35

Euro 100 756.07

Japanese yen 100 6.0867

Hong Kong dollar 100 85.779

British pound 100 879.08

Australian dollar 100 476.75

New Zealand dollar 100 456.34

Singapore dollar 100 496.43

Swiss franc 100 676.77

Canadian dollar 100 501.27

Malaysian ringgit 60.57 100

Ruble 963.38 100

Rand 216.70 100

Korean won 16,869 100

UAE dirham 54.545 100

Saudi riyal 55.695 100

Hungarian forint 4,237.08 100

Polish zloty 56.809 100

Danish krone 98.73 100

Swedish krona 137.97 100

Norwegian krone 128.28 100

Turkish lira 82.735 100

Mexican peso 287.39 100

Thai baht 472.96 100

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.