BEIJING, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 717.86

Euro 100 768.65

Japanese yen 100 4.9064

Hong Kong dollar 100 91.706

British pound 100 897.32

Australian dollar 100 465.36

New Zealand dollar 100 427.01

Singapore dollar 100 530.32

Swiss franc 100 807.42

Canadian dollar 100 535.79

Malaysian ringgit 65.121 100

Ruble 1,317.23 100

Rand 263.45 100

Korean won 18,292 100

UAE dirham 50.828 100

Saudi riyal 51.905 100

Hungarian forint 5,018.48 100

Polish zloty 60.57 100

Danish krone 97.29 100

Swedish krona 154.89 100

Norwegian krone 148.78 100

Turkish lira 373.622 100

Mexican peso 237.86 100

Thai baht 493.03 100

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.