Market exchange rates in China -- Feb. 10

BEIJING, Feb. 10 (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 100 678.84

Euro 100 728.86

Japanese yen 100 5.1636

Hong Kong dollar 100 86.479

British pound 100 822.63

Australian dollar 100 471.18

New Zealand dollar 100 429.52

Singapore dollar 100 512.15

Swiss franc 100 736.03

Canadian dollar 100 504.65

Malaysian ringgit 63.599 100

Ruble 1,074.56 100

Rand 261.68 100

Korean won 18,609 100

UAE dirham 54.105 100

Saudi riyal 55.285 100

Hungarian forint 5,318.73 100

Polish zloty 65.243 100

Danish krone 102.11 100

Swedish krona 152.45 100

Norwegian krone 149.95 100

Turkish lira 277.358 100

Mexican peso 276.65 100

Thai baht 494.65 100

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.