Market exchange rates in China -- July 6

BEIJING, July 6 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 672.46

Euro 100 690.42

Japanese yen 100 4.9597

Hong Kong dollar 100 85.695

British pound 100 803.91

Australian dollar 100 457.05

New Zealand dollar 100 415.00

Singapore dollar 100 478.64

Swiss franc 100 694.39

Canadian dollar 100 516.05

Malaysian ringgit 65.724 100

Ruble 938.22 100

Rand 245.87 100

Korean won 19,452 100

UAE dirham 54.601 100

Saudi riyal 55.808 100

Hungarian forint 5,899.17 100

Polish zloty 68.685 100

Danish krone 107.76 100

Swedish krona 156.25 100

Norwegian krone 149.48 100

Turkish lira 252.707 100

Mexican peso 305.14 100

Thai baht 534.17 100

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.