BEIJING, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 677.02

Euro 100 733.61

Japanese yen 100 5.2729

Hong Kong dollar 100 86.456

British pound 100 839.15

Australian dollar 100 468.28

New Zealand dollar 100 433.23

Singapore dollar 100 512.49

Swiss franc 100 739.36

Canadian dollar 100 502.96

Malaysian ringgit 63.568 100

Ruble 1,024.82 100

Rand 255.17 100

Korean won 18,204 100

UAE dirham 54.255 100

Saudi riyal 55.485 100

Hungarian forint 5,374.68 100

Polish zloty 64.349 100

Danish krone 101.41 100

Swedish krona 152.31 100

Norwegian krone 146.13 100

Turkish lira 277.715 100

Mexican peso 280.49 100

Thai baht 485.34 100

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.