BEIJING, May 22 (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 100 776.70

Japanese yen 100 6.5909

Hong Kong dollar 100 91.48

British pound 100 867.23

Australian dollar 100 465.86

New Zealand dollar 100 434.39

Singapore dollar 100 500.58

Swiss franc 100 730.94

Canadian dollar 100 508.60

Malaysian ringgit 61.253 100

Ruble 998.00 100

Rand 247.87 100

Korean won 17,364 100

UAE dirham 51.773 100

Saudi riyal 52.945 100

Hungarian forint 4,481.54 100

Polish zloty 58.083 100

Danish krone 96.00 100

Swedish krona 135.60 100

Norwegian krone 140.18 100

Turkish lira 95.696 100

Mexican peso 322.41 100

Thai baht 448.78 100

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.