BEIJING, June 8 (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 100 712.80

Euro 100 762.69

Japanese yen 100 5.091

Hong Kong dollar 100 90.906

British pound 100 886.68

Australian dollar 100 474.42

New Zealand dollar 100 430.33

Singapore dollar 100 528.47

Swiss franc 100 783.44

Canadian dollar 100 532.96

Malaysian ringgit 64.501 100

Ruble 1,143.64 100

Rand 267.81 100

Korean won 18,318 100

UAE dirham 51.525 100

Saudi riyal 52.609 100

Hungarian forint 4,830.73 100

Polish zloty 58.803 100

Danish krone 97.65 100

Swedish krona 152.88 100

Norwegian krone 155.02 100

Turkish lira 327.039 100

Mexican peso 243.55 100

Thai baht 488.51 100

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.