Market exchange rates in China -- Sept. 11

BEIJING, Sept. 11 (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 100 721.48

Euro 100 781.40

Japanese yen 100 4.971

Hong Kong dollar 100 92.016

British pound 100 910.54

Australian dollar 100 467.48

New Zealand dollar 100 431.87

Singapore dollar 100 535.14

Swiss franc 100 817.63

Canadian dollar 100 536.83

Malaysian ringgit 64.857 100

Ruble 1,347.97 100

Rand 261.92 100

Korean won 18,183 100

UAE dirham 50.441 100

Saudi riyal 51.509 100

Hungarian forint 4,968.62 100

Polish zloty 59.461 100

Danish krone 95.26 100

Swedish krona 152.07 100

Norwegian krone 145.79 100

Turkish lira 368.808 100

Mexican peso 242.47 100

Thai baht 484.82 100

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.