BEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 671.34

Euro 100 708.92

Japanese yen 100 5.1538

Hong Kong dollar 100 85.523

British pound 100 827.90

Australian dollar 100 466.77

New Zealand dollar 100 424.05

Singapore dollar 100 482.69

Swiss franc 100 676.00

Canadian dollar 100 515.85

Malaysian ringgit 65.273 100

Ruble 1,035.09 100

Rand 241.80 100

Korean won 18,990 100

UAE dirham 54.705 100

Saudi riyal 55.868 100

Hungarian forint 5,360.83 100

Polish zloty 66.21 100

Danish krone 104.91 100

Swedish krona 150.34 100

Norwegian krone 144.11 100

Turkish lira 224.971 100

Mexican peso 303.46 100

Thai baht 515.41 100

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.