BEIJING, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 644.92

Euro 100 761.06

Japanese yen 100 5.8773

Hong Kong dollar 100 82.904

British pound 100 890.26

Australian dollar 100 471.88

New Zealand dollar 100 457.46

Singapore dollar 100 479.83

Swiss franc 100 700.79

Canadian dollar 100 508.08

Malaysian ringgit 64.564 100

Ruble 1,131.31 100

Rand 222.17 100

Korean won 18,181 100

UAE dirham 56.959 100

Saudi riyal 58.163 100

Hungarian forint 4,595.06 100

Polish zloty 59.772 100

Danish krone 97.72 100

Swedish krona 133.52 100

Norwegian krone 134.08 100

Turkish lira 130.836 100

Mexican peso 308.78 100

Thai baht 510.73 100

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.