BEIJING, Sept. 27 (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 100 717.17

Euro 100 762.88

Japanese yen 100 4.8507

Hong Kong dollar 100 91.705

British pound 100 877.38

Australian dollar 100 462.46

New Zealand dollar 100 431.04

Singapore dollar 100 526.87

Swiss franc 100 788.57

Canadian dollar 100 534.66

Malaysian ringgit 65.292 100

Ruble 1,333.31 100

Rand 264.69 100

Korean won 18,595 100

UAE dirham 50.975 100

Saudi riyal 52.062 100

Hungarian forint 5,146.51 100

Polish zloty 60.70 100

Danish krone 98.01 100

Swedish krona 152.37 100

Norwegian krone 150.04 100

Turkish lira 379.157 100

Mexican peso 244.41 100

Thai baht 502.29 100

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.