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 Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 685.71

Euro 100 806.58

Japanese yen 100 6.0694

Hong Kong dollar 100 87.756

British pound 100 903.85

Australian dollar 100 497.16

New Zealand dollar 100 455.53

Singapore dollar 100 502.12

Swiss franc 100 710.60

Canadian dollar 100 529.33

Malaysian ringgit 60.320 100

Ruble 958.97 100

Rand 209.16 100

Korean won 16,284 100

UAE dirham 53.557 100

Saudi riyal 54.688 100

Hungarian forint 4,017.74 100

Polish zloty 53.131 100

Danish krone 92.47 100

Swedish krona 128.53 100

Norwegian krone 118.59 100

Turkish lira 90.284 100

Mexican peso 276.92 100

Thai baht 472.38 100

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.

(This article is generated by Xinhua News Robot.)