Market exchange rates in China -- June 21

BEIJING, June 21 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 668.51

Euro 100 703.27

Japanese yen 100 4.9485

Hong Kong dollar 100 85.162

British pound 100 819.19

Australian dollar 100 465.73

New Zealand dollar 100 423.45

Singapore dollar 100 481.54

Swiss franc 100 691.15

Canadian dollar 100 514.88

Malaysian ringgit 65.814 100

Ruble 824.23 100

Rand 239.82 100

Korean won 19,306 100

UAE dirham 54.941 100

Saudi riyal 56.128 100

Hungarian forint 5,645.93 100

Polish zloty 66.088 100

Danish krone 105.79 100

Swedish krona 151.30 100

Norwegian krone 147.92 100

Turkish lira 258.974 100

Mexican peso 303.32 100

Thai baht 528.50 100

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.