Market exchange rates in China -- Feb. 6

BEIJING, Feb. 6 (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 100 677.37

Euro 100 731.01

Japanese yen 100 5.1434

Hong Kong dollar 100 86.314

British pound 100 816.06

Australian dollar 100 469.21

New Zealand dollar 100 428.78

Singapore dollar 100 511.39

Swiss franc 100 731.72

Canadian dollar 100 505.06

Malaysian ringgit 62.883 100

Ruble 1,049.20 100

Rand 257.82 100

Korean won 18,279 100

UAE dirham 54.243 100

Saudi riyal 55.421 100

Hungarian forint 5,311.60 100

Polish zloty 64.51 100

Danish krone 101.82 100

Swedish krona 155.37 100

Norwegian krone 150.91 100

Turkish lira 278.071 100

Mexican peso 280.43 100

Thai baht 493.78 100

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.