BEIJING, April 25 (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 100 688.47

Euro 100 761.09

Japanese yen 100 5.1357

Hong Kong dollar 100 87.715

British pound 100 860.39

Australian dollar 100 461.33

New Zealand dollar 100 425.00

Singapore dollar 100 516.54

Swiss franc 100 776.11

Canadian dollar 100 508.68

Malaysian ringgit 64.266 100

Ruble 1,182.74 100

Rand 263.61 100

Korean won 19,335 100

UAE dirham 53.333 100

Saudi riyal 54.477 100

Hungarian forint 4,936.40 100

Polish zloty 60.426 100

Danish krone 97.93 100

Swedish krona 148.78 100

Norwegian krone 152.88 100

Turkish lira 281.783 100

Mexican peso 261.17 100

Thai baht 498.34 100

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.