BEIJING, June 16 (Xinhua) — The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 712.89

Euro 100 780.42

Japanese yen 100 5.0851

Hong Kong dollar 100 91.175

British pound 100 911.61

Australian dollar 100 490.43

New Zealand dollar 100 444.43

Singapore dollar 100 533.43

Swiss franc 100 799.60

Canadian dollar 100 539.16

Malaysian ringgit 64.934 100

Ruble 1,172.43 100

Rand 255.69 100

Korean won 17,868 100

UAE dirham 51.523 100

Saudi riyal 52.613 100

Hungarian forint 4,786.07 100

Polish zloty 57.051 100

Danish krone 95.51 100

Swedish krona 148.71 100

Norwegian krone 147.31 100

Turkish lira 331.861 100

Mexican peso 240.37 100

Thai baht 485.65 100

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.