Market exchange rates in China -- July 13

BEIJING, July 13 (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 100 672.82 Euro 100 675.06 Japanese yen 100 4.9169 Hong Kong dollar 100 85.711 British pound 100 799.28 Australian dollar 100 454.12 New Zealand dollar 100 411.94 Singapore dollar 100 477.99 Swiss franc 100 685.20 Canadian dollar 100 516.34 Malaysian ringgit 65.972 100 Ruble 893.11 100 Rand 253.05 100 Korean won 19,431 100 UAE dirham 54.592 100 Saudi riyal 55.787 100 Hungarian forint 6,034.01 100 Polish zloty 71.335 100 Danish krone 110.22 100 Swedish krona 157.25 100 Norwegian krone 152.45 100 Turkish lira 256.839 100 Mexican peso 310.32 100 Thai baht 538.25 100 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.