BEIJING, Feb. 8 (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 100 635.69

Euro 100 726.93

Japanese yen 100 5.523

Hong Kong dollar 100 81.577

British pound 100 860.11

Australian dollar 100 452.74

New Zealand dollar 100 421.58

Singapore dollar 100 473.07

Swiss franc 100 688.37

Canadian dollar 100 501.71

Malaysian ringgit 65.817 100

Ruble 1,186.16 100

Rand 243.88 100

Korean won 18,845 100

UAE dirham 57.788 100

Saudi riyal 59.03 100

Hungarian forint 4,864.70 100

Polish zloty 62.375 100

Danish krone 102.39 100

Swedish krona 143.59 100

Norwegian krone 138.11 100

Turkish lira 213.93 100

Mexican peso 324.04 100

Thai baht 518.86 100

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.