BEIJING, Jan. 13 (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 100 635.42

Euro 100 726.24

Japanese yen 100 5.5344

Hong Kong dollar 100 81.549

British pound 100 869.97

Australian dollar 100 462.08

New Zealand dollar 100 434.50

Singapore dollar 100 471.54

Swiss franc 100 694.43

Canadian dollar 100 507.62

Malaysian ringgit 65.876 100

Ruble 1,172.89 100

Rand 241.26 100

Korean won 18,688 100

UAE dirham 57.876 100

Saudi riyal 59.144 100

Hungarian forint 4,861.74 100

Polish zloty 62.321 100

Danish krone 102.47 100

Swedish krona 140.91 100

Norwegian krone 136.50 100

Turkish lira 208.961 100

Mexican peso 320.91 100

Thai baht 524.12 100

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.