BEIJING, Sept. 19 (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 100 717.33

Euro 100 771.79

Japanese yen 100 4.8907

Hong Kong dollar 100 91.778

British pound 100 893.90

Australian dollar 100 465.57

New Zealand dollar 100 428.19

Singapore dollar 100 529.73

Swiss franc 100 804.61

Canadian dollar 100 536.26

Malaysian ringgit 65.327 100

Ruble 1,329.53 100

Rand 263.81 100

Korean won 18,223 100

UAE dirham 50.946 100

Saudi riyal 52.028 100

Hungarian forint 5,004.19 100

Polish zloty 60.539 100

Danish krone 96.69 100

Swedish krona 154.26 100

Norwegian krone 149.56 100

Turkish lira 375.16 100

Mexican peso 238.88 100

Thai baht 491.88 100

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.