Market exchange rates in China -- Dec. 28

　　BEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

　　Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

　　U.S. dollar 100 637.28

　　Euro 100 721.93

　　Japanese yen 100 5.549

　　Hong Kong dollar 100 81.717

　　British pound 100 856.49

　　Australian dollar 100 461.14

　　New Zealand dollar 100 434.33

　　Singapore dollar 100 469.97

　　Swiss franc 100 694.74

　　Canadian dollar 100 498.25

　　Malaysian ringgit 65.62 100

　　Ruble 1,151.67 100

　　Rand 243.92 100

　　Korean won 18,616 100

　　UAE dirham 57.631 100

　　Saudi riyal 58.931 100

　　Hungarian forint 5,121.29 100

　　Polish zloty 63.737 100

　　Danish krone 103.00 100

　　Swedish krona 142.84 100

　　Norwegian krone 138.73 100

　　Turkish lira 181.709 100

　　Mexican peso 324.68 100

　　Thai baht 526.19 100

　　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. Enditem