BEIJING, July 31 (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 100 713.05

Euro 100 788.36

Japanese yen 100 5.0802

Hong Kong dollar 100 91.437

British pound 100 919.55

Australian dollar 100 476.40

New Zealand dollar 100 440.52

Singapore dollar 100 537.36

Swiss franc 100 822.28

Canadian dollar 100 540.08

Malaysian ringgit 63.696 100

Ruble 1,284.55 100

Rand 246.63 100

Korean won 17,838 100

UAE dirham 51.386 100

Saudi riyal 52.429 100

Hungarian forint 4,873.60 100

Polish zloty 55.948 100

Danish krone 94.47 100

Swedish krona 147.24 100

Norwegian krone 142.44 100

Turkish lira 376.295 100

Mexican peso 233.20 100

Thai baht 478.90 100

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.