BEIJING, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) — The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 709.33

Euro 100 774.14

Japanese yen 100 4.993

Hong Kong dollar 100 90.92

British pound 100 900.34

Australian dollar 100 475.97

New Zealand dollar 100 441.33

Singapore dollar 100 532.94

Swiss franc 100 816.41

Canadian dollar 100 531.33

Malaysian ringgit 65.731 100

Ruble 1,269.19 100

Rand 258.16 100

Korean won 18,257 100

UAE dirham 51.683 100

Saudi riyal 52.79 100

Hungarian forint 4,943.28 100

Polish zloty 55.973 100

Danish krone 96.30 100

Swedish krona 145.19 100

Norwegian krone 147.48 100

Turkish lira 407.145 100

Mexican peso 242.55 100

Thai baht 491.17 100

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.