BEIJING, Aug. 2 (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 100 674.62

Euro 100 692.58

Japanese yen 100 5.1284

Hong Kong dollar 100 85.939

British pound 100 826.79

Australian dollar 100 474.03

New Zealand dollar 100 427.27

Singapore dollar 100 490.20

Swiss franc 100 710.24

Canadian dollar 100 525.26

Malaysian ringgit 65.94 100

Ruble 937.43 100

Rand 244.44 100

Korean won 19,324 100

UAE dirham 54.442 100

Saudi riyal 55.664 100

Hungarian forint 5,783.89 100

Polish zloty 68.091 100

Danish krone 107.48 100

Swedish krona 149.99 100

Norwegian krone 142.80 100

Turkish lira 265.12 100

Mexican peso 302.32 100

Thai baht 534.65 100

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.