BEIJING, March 14 (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 100 689.49

　　Euro 100 739.52

　　Japanese yen 100 5.1744

　　Hong Kong dollar 100 87.962

　　British pound 100 838.91

　　Australian dollar 100 459.11

　　New Zealand dollar 100 428.53

　　Singapore dollar 100 511.63

　　Swiss franc 100 755.77

　　Canadian dollar 100 501.68

　　Malaysian ringgit 65.142 100

　　Ruble 1,101.32 100

　　Rand 264.10 100

　　Korean won 18,907 100

　　UAE dirham 53.268 100

　　Saudi riyal 54.453 100

　　Hungarian forint 5,313.86 100

　　Polish zloty 63.301 100

　　Danish krone 100.69 100

　　Swedish krona 153.82 100

　　Norwegian krone 153.16 100

　　Turkish lira 275.139 100

　　Mexican peso 274.42 100

　　Thai baht 501.19 100

　　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. ■