BEIJING, May 26 (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 100 707.60

Euro 100 758.88

Japanese yen 100 5.0566

Hong Kong dollar 100 90.314

British pound 100 871.86

Australian dollar 100 460.09

New Zealand dollar 100 428.68

Singapore dollar 100 522.43

Swiss franc 100 781.81

Canadian dollar 100 518.54

Malaysian ringgit 65.39 100

Ruble 1,131.88 100

Rand 279.86 100

Korean won 18,757 100

UAE dirham 51.896 100

Saudi riyal 53.00 100

Hungarian forint 4,914.16 100

Polish zloty 59.299 100

Danish krone 98.16 100

Swedish krona 152.91 100

Norwegian krone 156.22 100

Turkish lira 282.248 100

Mexican peso 252.34 100

Thai baht 490.72 100

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.