BEIJING, Aug. 15 (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 100 688.56

Euro 100 781.36

Japanese yen 100 6.1940

Hong Kong dollar 100 87.716

British pound 100 876.28

Australian dollar 100 498.63

New Zealand dollar 100 452.76

Singapore dollar 100 499.87

Swiss franc 100 693.15

Canadian dollar 100 527.81

Malaysian ringgit 59.422 100

Ruble 964.25 100

Rand 207.17 100

Korean won 16,377 100

UAE dirham 53.297 100

Saudi riyal 54.421 100

Hungarian forint 4,128.53 100

Polish zloty 55.030 100

Danish krone 95.36 100

Swedish krona 132.73 100

Norwegian krone 122.11 100

Turkish lira 92.520 100

Mexican peso 274.06 100

Thai baht 483.17 100

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.)