BEIJING, June 13 (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 100 671.82

Euro 100 705.36

Japanese yen 100 4.9861

Hong Kong dollar 100 85.585

British pound 100 825.51

Australian dollar 100 471.92

New Zealand dollar 100 426.21

Singapore dollar 100 483.56

Swiss franc 100 679.36

Canadian dollar 100 525.11

Malaysian ringgit 65.514 100

Ruble 864.60 100

Rand 236.25 100

Korean won 19,032 100

UAE dirham 54.655 100

Saudi riyal 55.826 100

Hungarian forint 5,634.99 100

Polish zloty 65.358 100

Danish krone 105.45 100

Swedish krona 149.40 100

Norwegian krone 145.05 100

Turkish lira 256.483 100

Mexican peso 297.71 100

Thai baht 517.81 100

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.