BEIJING, July 7 (Xinhua) — The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 671.43

Euro 100 683.84

Japanese yen 100 4.9369

Hong Kong dollar 100 85.562

British pound 100 800.31

Australian dollar 100 455.37

New Zealand dollar 100 412.88

Singapore dollar 100 477.96

Swiss franc 100 691.96

Canadian dollar 100 514.91

Malaysian ringgit 65.904 100

Ruble 942.07 100

Rand 250.08 100

Korean won 19,451 100

UAE dirham 54.708 100

Saudi riyal 55.921 100

Hungarian forint 5,987.78 100

Polish zloty 69.744 100

Danish krone 108.84 100

Swedish krona 156.95 100

Norwegian krone 150.95 100

Turkish lira 256.406 100

Mexican peso 307.65 100

Thai baht 539.22 100

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.