BEIJING, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 667.81

Euro 100 789.50

Japanese yen 100 6.3258

Hong Kong dollar 100 86.169

British pound 100 864.60

Australian dollar 100 470.90

New Zealand dollar 100 439.30

Singapore dollar 100 491.97

Swiss franc 100 736.03

Canadian dollar 100 508.68

Malaysian ringgit 62.201 100

Ruble 1,157.92 100

Rand 246.51 100

Korean won 17,059 100

UAE dirham 55.044 100

Saudi riyal 56.207 100

Hungarian forint 4,599.26 100

Polish zloty 57.781 100

Danish krone 94.29 100

Swedish krona 130.95 100

Norwegian krone 138.85 100

Turkish lira 117.787 100

Mexican peso 316.22 100

Thai baht 468.02 100

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.