Market exchange rates in China -- Sept. 8

BEIJING, Sept. 8 (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 100 691.48

Euro 100 693.68

Japanese yen 100 4.8161

Hong Kong dollar 100 88.093

British pound 100 800.49

Australian dollar 100 469.22

New Zealand dollar 100 420.89

Singapore dollar 100 494.59

Swiss franc 100 711.16

Canadian dollar 100 529.57

Malaysian ringgit 64.705 100

Ruble 885.63 100

Rand 248.59 100

Korean won 19,863 100

UAE dirham 52.843 100

Saudi riyal 54.064 100

Hungarian forint 5,700.61 100

Polish zloty 67.88 100

Danish krone 107.18 100

Swedish krona 154.10 100

Norwegian krone 144.19 100

Turkish lira 262.268 100

Mexican peso 287.70 100

Thai baht 525.39 100

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.