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 Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 682.22

Euro 100 809.56

Japanese yen 100 6.4526

Hong Kong dollar 100 88.028

British pound 100 876.30

Australian dollar 100 496.78

New Zealand dollar 100 456.95

Singapore dollar 100 499.98

Swiss franc 100 750.97

Canadian dollar 100 517.69

Malaysian ringgit 60.729 100

Ruble 1,102.61 100

Rand 244.17 100

Korean won 17,350 100

UAE dirham 53.838 100

Saudi riyal 54.980 100

Hungarian forint 4,415.03 100

Polish zloty 54.954 100

Danish krone 91.91 100

Swedish krona 128.54 100

Norwegian krone 132.51 100

Turkish lira 109.764 100

Mexican peso 309.08 100

Thai baht 458.90 100

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.