BEIJING, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 694.68

Euro 100 699.41

Japanese yen 100 4.8813

Hong Kong dollar 100 88.507

British pound 100 798.78

Australian dollar 100 469.72

New Zealand dollar 100 416.44

Singapore dollar 100 495.86

Swiss franc 100 724.24

Canadian dollar 100 527.28

Malaysian ringgit 65.169 100

Ruble 871.79 100

Rand 253.09 100

Korean won 19,883 100

UAE dirham 52.635 100

Saudi riyal 53.88 100

Hungarian forint 5,686.25 100

Polish zloty 67.147 100

Danish krone 106.43 100

Swedish krona 154.18 100

Norwegian krone 146.31 100

Turkish lira 262.021 100

Mexican peso 285.05 100

Thai baht 528.16 100

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.