BEIJING, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 636.74

Euro 100 722.42

Japanese yen 100 5.5362

Hong Kong dollar 100 81.653

British pound 100 858.54

Australian dollar 100 461.59

New Zealand dollar 100 434.93

Singapore dollar 100 470.84

Swiss franc 100 695.93

Canadian dollar 100 497.68

Malaysian ringgit 65.606 100

Ruble 1,161.23 100

Rand 250.33 100

Korean won 18,605 100

UAE dirham 57.708 100

Saudi riyal 58.978 100

Hungarian forint 5,121.47 100

Polish zloty 63.642 100

Danish krone 102.92 100

Swedish krona 141.94 100

Norwegian krone 137.96 100

Turkish lira 198.662 100

Mexican peso 323.34 100

Thai baht 526.06 100

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. Enditem