BEIJING, June 2 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 709.39

Euro 100 763.21

Japanese yen 100 5.1094

Hong Kong dollar 100 90.584

British pound 100 888.54

Australian dollar 100 466.48

New Zealand dollar 100 430.21

Singapore dollar 100 526.58

Swiss franc 100 783.43

Canadian dollar 100 527.63

Malaysian ringgit 64.947 100

Ruble 1,140.89 100

Rand 276.77 100

Korean won 18,512 100

UAE dirham 51.769 100

Saudi riyal 52.861 100

Hungarian forint 4,859.80 100

Polish zloty 59.176 100

Danish krone 97.56 100

Swedish krona 152.33 100

Norwegian krone 155.82 100

Turkish lira 294.507 100

Mexican peso 247.43 100

Thai baht 488.13 100

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.