Market exchange rates in China -- May 26

BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 667.66

Euro 100 713.89

Japanese yen 100 5.2483

Hong Kong dollar 100 85.057

British pound 100 841.01

Australian dollar 100 474.05

New Zealand dollar 100 433.08

Singapore dollar 100 486.00

Swiss franc 100 694.51

Canadian dollar 100 521.13

Malaysian ringgit 65.773 100

Ruble 888.75 100

Rand 235.35 100

Korean won 18,927 100

UAE dirham 54.992 100

Saudi riyal 56.161 100

Hungarian forint 5,495.37 100

Polish zloty 64.398 100

Danish krone 104.20 100

Swedish krona 147.55 100

Norwegian krone 143.19 100

Turkish lira 244.772 100

Mexican peso 296.64 100

Thai baht 512.52 100

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.