BEIJING, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 717.36

Euro 100 769.94

Japanese yen 100 4.8848

Hong Kong dollar 100 91.663

British pound 100 894.71

Australian dollar 100 465.23

New Zealand dollar 100 426.63

Singapore dollar 100 529.75

Swiss franc 100 804.70

Canadian dollar 100 534.47

Malaysian ringgit 65.187 100

Ruble 1,340.16 100

Rand 263.59 100

Korean won 18,308 100

UAE dirham 50.931 100

Saudi riyal 52.009 100

Hungarian forint 5,005.80 100

Polish zloty 60.605 100

Danish krone 96.91 100

Swedish krona 154.71 100

Norwegian krone 149.10 100

Turkish lira 373.207 100

Mexican peso 237.73 100

Thai baht 493.30 100

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.