BEIJING, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 686.95

Euro 100 783.95

Japanese yen 100 6.2119

Hong Kong dollar 100 87.512

British pound 100 877.49

Australian dollar 100 499.79

New Zealand dollar 100 452.16

Singapore dollar 100 499.66

Swiss franc 100 692.21

Canadian dollar 100 523.72

Malaysian ringgit 59.535 100

Ruble 983.76 100

Rand 209.69 100

Korean won 16,490 100

UAE dirham 53.421 100

Saudi riyal 54.550 100

Hungarian forint 4,118.39 100

Polish zloty 54.875 100

Danish krone 95.06 100

Swedish krona 132.64 100

Norwegian krone 121.67 100

Turkish lira 101.115 100

Mexican peso 278.40 100

Thai baht 485.07 100

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.)