BEIJING, Sept. 24 (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 100 680.28

Euro 100 793.44

Japanese yen 100 6.4601

Hong Kong dollar 100 87.776

British pound 100 865.12

Australian dollar 100 480.82

New Zealand dollar 100 445.22

Singapore dollar 100 495.42

Swiss franc 100 736.47

Canadian dollar 100 508.08

Malaysian ringgit 61.087 100

Ruble 1,129.20 100

Rand 251.57 100

Korean won 17,159 100

UAE dirham 53.996 100

Saudi riyal 55.14 100

Hungarian forint 4,601.84 100

Polish zloty 56.843 100

Danish krone 93.81 100

Swedish krona 132.50 100

Norwegian krone 139.66 100

Turkish lira 113.254 100

Mexican peso 329.27 100

Thai baht 463.68 100

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.