BEIJING, March 31 (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 100 687.17

Euro 100 749.45

Japanese yen 100 5.1693

Hong Kong dollar 100 87.541

British pound 100 851.27

Australian dollar 100 461.31

New Zealand dollar 100 430.69

Singapore dollar 100 517.60

Swiss franc 100 752.37

Canadian dollar 100 508.24

Malaysian ringgit 64.262 100

Ruble 1,124.62 100

Rand 259.36 100

Korean won 18,884 100

UAE dirham 53.443 100

Saudi riyal 54.622 100

Hungarian forint 5,068.48 100

Polish zloty 62.369 100

Danish krone 99.39 100

Swedish krona 150.71 100

Norwegian krone 151.23 100

Turkish lira 279.042 100

Mexican peso 263.31 100

Thai baht 496.86 100

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.