BEIJING, Sept. 16 (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 100 678.25

Euro 100 803.24

Japanese yen 100 6.4348

Hong Kong dollar 100 87.516

British pound 100 873.46

Australian dollar 100 494.86

New Zealand dollar 100 454.97

Singapore dollar 100 498.12

Swiss franc 100 746.32

Canadian dollar 100 513.89

Malaysian ringgit 60.949 100

Ruble 1,107.95 100

Rand 242.39 100

Korean won 17,401 100

UAE dirham 54.172 100

Saudi riyal 55.325 100

Hungarian forint 4,456.81 100

Polish zloty 55.462 100

Danish krone 92.64 100

Swedish krona 129.66 100

Norwegian krone 133.30 100

Turkish lira 110.473 100

Mexican peso 311.95 100

Thai baht 460.13 100

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.