BEIJING, Sept. 14 (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 100 718.74

Euro 100 776.11

Japanese yen 100 4.9174

Hong Kong dollar 100 91.807

British pound 100 903.23

Australian dollar 100 465.19

New Zealand dollar 100 429.02

Singapore dollar 100 531.57

Swiss franc 100 809.38

Canadian dollar 100 534.36

Malaysian ringgit 65.084 100

Ruble 1,331.06 100

Rand 260.59 100

Korean won 18,312 100

UAE dirham 50.829 100

Saudi riyal 51.906 100

Hungarian forint 4,967.95 100

Polish zloty 59.846 100

Danish krone 96.14 100

Swedish krona 153.89 100

Norwegian krone 148.01 100

Turkish lira 372.886 100

Mexican peso 238.35 100

Thai baht 492.54 100

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.