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 Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 674.10

Euro 100 691.56

Japanese yen 100 5.053

Hong Kong dollar 100 86.025

British pound 100 818.01

Australian dollar 100 480.07

New Zealand dollar 100 434.96

Singapore dollar 100 491.66

Swiss franc 100 715.83

Canadian dollar 100 527.64

Malaysian ringgit 65.92 100

Ruble 911.85 100

Rand 240.66 100

Korean won 19,325 100

UAE dirham 54.487 100

Saudi riyal 55.698 100

Hungarian forint 5,677.02 100

Polish zloty 67.364 100

Danish krone 107.56 100

Swedish krona 151.32 100

Norwegian krone 142.12 100

Turkish lira 266.114 100

Mexican peso 294.45 100

Thai baht 523.66 100

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.