BEIJING, June 26 (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 100 720.56

Euro 100 786.18

Japanese yen 100 5.026

Hong Kong dollar 100 92.013

British pound 100 917.74

Australian dollar 100 481.72

New Zealand dollar 100 443.54

Singapore dollar 100 533.38

Swiss franc 100 804.88

Canadian dollar 100 547.78

Malaysian ringgit 64.872 100

Ruble 1,168.48 100

Rand 259.92 100

Korean won 18,124 100

UAE dirham 50.932 100

Saudi riyal 52.016 100

Hungarian forint 4,709.45 100

Polish zloty 56.441 100

Danish krone 94.70 100

Swedish krona 148.76 100

Norwegian krone 150.06 100

Turkish lira 350.578 100

Mexican peso 237.90 100

Thai baht 488.45 100

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.