Market exchange rates in China -- April 1

BEIJING, April 1 (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 100 671.93

Euro 100 754.2

Japanese yen 100 6.0566

Hong Kong dollar 100 85.6

British pound 100 874.89

Australian dollar 100 477.74

New Zealand dollar 100 458.12

Singapore dollar 100 496.02

Swiss franc 100 675.13

Canadian dollar 100 503.27

Malaysian ringgit 60.695 100

Ruble 977.24 100

Rand 213.37 100

Korean won 16,900 100

UAE dirham 54.661 100

Saudi riyal 55.812 100

Hungarian forint 4,257.06 100

Polish zloty 57.042 100

Danish krone 98.98 100

Swedish krona 138.14 100

Norwegian krone 128.22 100

Turkish lira 83.257 100

Mexican peso 288.01 100

Thai baht 472.37 100

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.)