BEIJING, June 27 (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 100 668.50

Euro 100 706.43

Japanese yen 100 4.9472

Hong Kong dollar 100 85.166

British pound 100 821.46

Australian dollar 100 464.35

New Zealand dollar 100 422.33

Singapore dollar 100 482.53

Swiss franc 100 698.50

Canadian dollar 100 518.54

Malaysian ringgit 65.804 100

Ruble 806.81 100

Rand 236.28 100

Korean won 19,338 100

UAE dirham 54.936 100

Saudi riyal 56.137 100

Hungarian forint 5,676.11 100

Polish zloty 66.354 100

Danish krone 105.32 100

Swedish krona 151.29 100

Norwegian krone 146.87 100

Turkish lira 249.683 100

Mexican peso 297.44 100

Thai baht 530.25 100

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.