BEIJING, June 20 (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 100 715.96

Euro 100 782.26

Japanese yen 100 5.0467

Hong Kong dollar 100 91.61

British pound 100 916.38

Australian dollar 100 490.73

New Zealand dollar 100 444.15

Singapore dollar 100 534.24

Swiss franc 100 799.41

Canadian dollar 100 542.24

Malaysian ringgit 64.634 100

Ruble 1,171.71 100

Rand 253.94 100

Korean won 17,907 100

UAE dirham 51.271 100

Saudi riyal 52.363 100

Hungarian forint 4,773.70 100

Polish zloty 56.853 100

Danish krone 95.21 100

Swedish krona 149.82 100

Norwegian krone 149.05 100

Turkish lira 329.616 100

Mexican peso 238.42 100

Thai baht 485.54 100

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.