BEIJING, Oct. 31 (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 100 717.79

Euro 100 764.80

Japanese yen 100 4.8433

Hong Kong dollar 100 91.783

British pound 100 876.39

Australian dollar 100 459.63

New Zealand dollar 100 422.48

Singapore dollar 100 527.44

Swiss franc 100 797.48

Canadian dollar 100 521.71

Malaysian ringgit 66.37 100

Ruble 1,282.23 100

Rand 262.07 100

Korean won 18,626 100

UAE dirham 51.083 100

Saudi riyal 52.181 100

Hungarian forint 5,032.98 100

Polish zloty 58.466 100

Danish krone 97.96 100

Swedish krona 154.62 100

Norwegian krone 154.74 100

Turkish lira 392.877 100

Mexican peso 251.96 100

Thai baht 496.47 100

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.