BEIJING, Sept. 26 (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 100 717.27

Euro 100 762.81

Japanese yen 100 4.856

Hong Kong dollar 100 91.767

British pound 100 881.84

Australian dollar 100 463.30

New Zealand dollar 100 430.91

Singapore dollar 100 528.33

Swiss franc 100 791.63

Canadian dollar 100 537.33

Malaysian ringgit 64.954 100

Ruble 1,316.45 100

Rand 260.70 100

Korean won 18,420 100

UAE dirham 50.978 100

Saudi riyal 52.064 100

Hungarian forint 5,133.19 100

Polish zloty 60.592 100

Danish krone 97.97 100

Swedish krona 153.49 100

Norwegian krone 150.27 100

Turkish lira 377.642 100

Mexican peso 242.44 100

Thai baht 498.87 100

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.