BEIJING, Aug. 4 (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 100 676.36

Euro 100 687.15

Japanese yen 100 5.0439

Hong Kong dollar 100 86.168

British pound 100 821.17

Australian dollar 100 469.64

New Zealand dollar 100 424.02

Singapore dollar 100 489.82

Swiss franc 100 703.52

Canadian dollar 100 526.23

Malaysian ringgit 65.885 100

Ruble 907.86 100

Rand 248.01 100

Korean won 19,355 100

UAE dirham 54.299 100

Saudi riyal 55.577 100

Hungarian forint 5,739.94 100

Polish zloty 68.36 100

Danish krone 108.32 100

Swedish krona 151.06 100

Norwegian krone 143.71 100

Turkish lira 265.098 100

Mexican peso 303.00 100

Thai baht 535.92 100

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.