BEIJING, Feb. 7 (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 100 635.80

Euro 100 724.71

Japanese yen 100 5.4921

Hong Kong dollar 100 81.624

British pound 100 856.26

Australian dollar 100 447.67

New Zealand dollar 100 418.23

Singapore dollar 100 470.68

Swiss franc 100 684.13

Canadian dollar 100 496.29

Malaysian ringgit 66.133 100

Ruble 1,195.02 100

Rand 244.19 100

Korean won 18,897 100

UAE dirham 58.067 100

Saudi riyal 59.309 100

Hungarian forint 4,888.57 100

Polish zloty 62.985 100

Danish krone 102.67 100

Swedish krona 144.54 100

Norwegian krone 138.86 100

Turkish lira 214.46 100

Mexican peso 327.11 100

Thai baht 520.38 100

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.