BEIJING, Jan. 5 (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 100 710.29

Euro 100 779.07

Japanese yen 100 4.923

Hong Kong dollar 100 90.939

British pound 100 902.83

Australian dollar 100 477.56

New Zealand dollar 100 444.12

Singapore dollar 100 535.14

Swiss franc 100 837.31

Canadian dollar 100 533.22

Malaysian ringgit 65.356 100

Ruble 1,280.43 100

Rand 262.98 100

Korean won 18,383 100

UAE dirham 51.628 100

Saudi riyal 52.717 100

Hungarian forint 4,870.59 100

Polish zloty 55.897 100

Danish krone 95.87 100

Swedish krona 143.51 100

Norwegian krone 144.66 100

Turkish lira 419.445 100

Mexican peso 239.67 100

Thai baht 484.40 100

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.