Market exchange rates in China

The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 10 major currencies, as announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trading System: Currency Unit Central parity rate (in yuan) U.S. dollar 100 615.20 Euro 100 846.85 Japanese yen 100 5.9376 Hong Kong dollar 100 79.311 British pound 100 1022.77 Australian dollar 100 569.04 Canadian dollar 100 557.83 New Zealand dollar 100 527.98 Malaysian ringgit 53.007 100 Ruble 572.19 100 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 rates of the yuan against the euro, British pound, Hong Kong dollar and Canadian dollar are based on the central parity rate of the yuan against the U.S. dollar and the exchange rates of the four currencies 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 Japanese yen, Australian dollar, New Zealand dollar, Malaysian ringgit and ruble are based on the average prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank foreign exchange market.