Market exchange rates in China -- Sept. 11

BEIJING, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency       Unit     Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar     100         721.48

Euro         100         781.40

Japanese yen     100         4.971

Hong Kong dollar   100         92.016

British pound    100         910.54

Australian dollar  100         467.48

New Zealand dollar  100         431.87

Singapore dollar   100         535.14

Swiss franc     100         817.63

Canadian dollar   100         536.83

Malaysian ringgit  64.857        100

Ruble        1,347.97       100

Rand         261.92        100

Korean won      18,183        100

UAE dirham      50.441        100

Saudi riyal     51.509        100

Hungarian forint   4,968.62       100

Polish zloty     59.461        100

Danish krone     95.26        100

Swedish krona    152.07        100

Norwegian krone   145.79        100

Turkish lira     368.808       100

Mexican peso     242.47        100

Thai baht      484.82        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.  ■