Market exchange rates in China -- Sept. 27

BEIJING, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 707.22

Euro 100 682.84

Japanese yen 100 4.926

Hong Kong dollar 100 90.093

British pound 100 761.72

Australian dollar 100 459.94

New Zealand dollar 100 403.68

Singapore dollar 100 494.66

Swiss franc 100 716.20

Canadian dollar 100 518.21

Malaysian ringgit 64.793 100

Ruble 818.18 100

Rand 254.47 100

Korean won 20,095 100

UAE dirham 51.75 100

Saudi riyal 52.986 100

Hungarian forint 5,972.29 100

Polish zloty 69.637 100

Danish krone 109.17 100

Swedish krona 159.66 100

Norwegian krone 152.08 100

Turkish lira 259.595 100

Mexican peso 287.54 100

Thai baht 532.86 100

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.