BEIJING, May 30 (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 100 708.18

Euro 100 758.36

Japanese yen 100 5.0419

Hong Kong dollar 100 90.469

British pound 100 874.79

Australian dollar 100 462.73

New Zealand dollar 100 428.34

Singapore dollar 100 523.09

Swiss franc 100 783.02

Canadian dollar 100 520.82

Malaysian ringgit 65.024 100

Ruble 1,133.30 100

Rand 277.73 100

Korean won 18,681 100

UAE dirham 51.857 100

Saudi riyal 52.961 100

Hungarian forint 4,898.07 100

Polish zloty 59.583 100

Danish krone 98.22 100

Swedish krona 152.80 100

Norwegian krone 156.80 100

Turkish lira 284.583 100

Mexican peso 248.54 100

Thai baht 490.44 100

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.