BEIJING, June 9 (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 100 668.11

Euro 100 716.08

Japanese yen 100 4.9708

Hong Kong dollar 100 85.132

British pound 100 837.94

Australian dollar 100 480.67

New Zealand dollar 100 430.79

Singapore dollar 100 485.64

Swiss franc 100 682.79

Canadian dollar 100 532.37

Malaysian ringgit 65.728 100

Ruble 902.11 100

Rand 228.78 100

Korean won 18,801 100

UAE dirham 54.964 100

Saudi riyal 56.136 100

Hungarian forint 5,518.37 100

Polish zloty 64.005 100

Danish krone 103.86 100

Swedish krona 147.01 100

Norwegian krone 141.73 100

Turkish lira 257.222 100

Mexican peso 292.99 100

Thai baht 516.48 100

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.