BEIJING, Sept. 17 (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 100 676.75

Euro 100 798.80

Japanese yen 100 6.4427

Hong Kong dollar 100 87.322

British pound 100 876.82

Australian dollar 100 493.75

New Zealand dollar 100 454.93

Singapore dollar 100 497.91

Swiss franc 100 743.08

Canadian dollar 100 513.44

Malaysian ringgit 61.05 100

Ruble 1,108.28 100

Rand 240.69 100

Korean won 17,378 100

UAE dirham 54.284 100

Saudi riyal 55.438 100

Hungarian forint 4,497.79 100

Polish zloty 55.717 100

Danish krone 93.16 100

Swedish krona 130.16 100

Norwegian krone 133.57 100

Turkish lira 110.705 100

Mexican peso 309.96 100

Thai baht 459.81 100

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.