BEIJING, Aug. 13 (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 100 686.29

Euro 100 782.86

Japanese yen 100 6.2070

Hong Kong dollar 100 87.428

British pound 100 876.97

Australian dollar 100 501.03

New Zealand dollar 100 452.53

Singapore dollar 100 500.09

Swiss franc 100 690.92

Canadian dollar 100 522.57

Malaysian ringgit 59.482 100

Ruble 995.66 100

Rand 207.05 100

Korean won 16,449 100

UAE dirham 53.478 100

Saudi riyal 54.604 100

Hungarian forint 4,128.77 100

Polish zloty 54.903 100

Danish krone 95.18 100

Swedish krona 133.08 100

Norwegian krone 121.81 100

Turkish lira 97.369 100

Mexican peso 276.98 100

Thai baht 485.02 100

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.)