BEIJING, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 675.84

Euro 100 689.02

Japanese yen 100 5.0073

Hong Kong dollar 100 86.096

British pound 100 816.53

Australian dollar 100 472.10

New Zealand dollar 100 424.83

Singapore dollar 100 490.26

Swiss franc 100 707.52

Canadian dollar 100 525.58

Malaysian ringgit 65.938 100

Ruble 916.27 100

Rand 246.19 100

Korean won 19,288 100

UAE dirham 54.347 100

Saudi riyal 55.616 100

Hungarian forint 5,723.05 100

Polish zloty 68.171 100

Danish krone 107.99 100

Swedish krona 150.12 100

Norwegian krone 144.10 100

Turkish lira 265.435 100

Mexican peso 299.74 100

Thai baht 526.59 100

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.