BEIJING, Sept. 17 (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 100 645.27

Euro 100 759.01

Japanese yen 100 5.8795

Hong Kong dollar 100 82.906

British pound 100 890.07

Australian dollar 100 470.54

New Zealand dollar 100 456.32

Singapore dollar 100 479.43

Swiss franc 100 695.56

Canadian dollar 100 508.74

Malaysian ringgit 64.531 100

Ruble 1,123.49 100

Rand 226.40 100

Korean won 18,219 100

UAE dirham 56.929 100

Saudi riyal 58.132 100

Hungarian forint 4,619.22 100

Polish zloty 60.227 100

Danish krone 97.96 100

Swedish krona 133.62 100

Norwegian krone 133.81 100

Turkish lira 132.297 100

Mexican peso 309.03 100

Thai baht 513.17 100

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.