BEIJING, June 22 (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 100 671.09

Euro 100 706.22

Japanese yen 100 4.9163

Hong Kong dollar 100 85.49

British pound 100 822.77

Australian dollar 100 466.78

New Zealand dollar 100 423.81

Singapore dollar 100 483.89

Swiss franc 100 694.10

Canadian dollar 100 518.62

Malaysian ringgit 65.565 100

Ruble 815.32 100

Rand 237.39 100

Korean won 19,290 100

UAE dirham 54.743 100

Saudi riyal 55.926 100

Hungarian forint 5,582.25 100

Polish zloty 65.633 100

Danish krone 105.31 100

Swedish krona 150.69 100

Norwegian krone 146.90 100

Turkish lira 258.581 100

Mexican peso 300.36 100

Thai baht 526.83 100

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.