BEIJING, July 3 (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 100 721.57

Euro 100 789.92

Japanese yen 100 5.0171

Hong Kong dollar 100 92.065

British pound 100 919.65

Australian dollar 100 482.31

New Zealand dollar 100 444.18

Singapore dollar 100 535.46

Swiss franc 100 809.18

Canadian dollar 100 546.85

Malaysian ringgit 64.398 100

Ruble 1,220.72 100

Rand 260.17 100

Korean won 18,157 100

UAE dirham 50.683 100

Saudi riyal 51.761 100

Hungarian forint 4,712.64 100

Polish zloty 56.105 100

Danish krone 94.21 100

Swedish krona 148.99 100

Norwegian krone 148.40 100

Turkish lira 359.272 100

Mexican peso 236.37 100

Thai baht 487.39 100

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.