Market exchange rates in China -- Feb. 27

　　BEIJING, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

　　Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

　　U.S. dollar 100 710.57

　　Euro 100 773.09

　　Japanese yen 100 4.7385

　　Hong Kong dollar 100 90.832

　　British pound 100 903.59

　　Australian dollar 100 466.21

　　New Zealand dollar 100 440.25

　　Singapore dollar 100 529.52

　　Swiss franc 100 809.57

　　Canadian dollar 100 527.94

　　Pataca 113.45 100

　　Malaysian ringgit 67.239 100

　　Ruble 1,291.14 100

　　Rand 271.21 100

　　Korean won 18,631 100

　　UAE dirham 51.581 100

　　Saudi riyal 52.672 100

　　Hungarian forint 5,049.41 100

　　Polish zloty 55.91 100

　　Danish krone 96.69 100

　　Swedish krona 144.27 100

　　Norwegian krone 147.64 100

　　Turkish lira 436.987 100

　　Mexican peso 240.61 100

　　Thai baht 502.82 100

　　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 rate of the yuan against the Pataca is based on the central parity rate of the yuan against the Hong Kong dollar and the exchange rate of the Pataca against the Hong Kong 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. ■