BEIJING, June 23 (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 100 670.79

Euro 100 708.75

Japanese yen 100 4.9326

Hong Kong dollar 100 85.456

British pound 100 822.01

Australian dollar 100 463.52

New Zealand dollar 100 420.79

Singapore dollar 100 483.64

Swiss franc 100 697.80

Canadian dollar 100 517.68

Malaysian ringgit 65.633 100

Ruble 807.15 100

Rand 237.36 100

Korean won 19,352 100

UAE dirham 54.746 100

Saudi riyal 55.929 100

Hungarian forint 5,584.55 100

Polish zloty 66.253 100

Danish krone 104.93 100

Swedish krona 150.53 100

Norwegian krone 147.95 100

Turkish lira 258.60 100

Mexican peso 299.02 100

Thai baht 527.54 100

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.