Market exchange rates in China -- Oct. 28

BEIJING, Oct. 28 (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 100 671.95

Euro 100 791.21

Japanese yen 100 6.4277

Hong Kong dollar 100 86.703

British pound 100 875.31

Australian dollar 100 478.33

New Zealand dollar 100 449.95

Singapore dollar 100 493.34

Swiss franc 100 738.92

Canadian dollar 100 509.26

Malaysian ringgit 62.023 100

Ruble 1,150.74 100

Rand 241.16 100

Korean won 16,794 100

UAE dirham 54.682 100

Saudi riyal 55.835 100

Hungarian forint 4,615.62 100

Polish zloty 57.96 100

Danish krone 94.02 100

Swedish krona 130.11 100

Norwegian krone 136.95 100

Turkish lira 121.992 100

Mexican peso 313.27 100

Thai baht 465.10 100

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.