BEIJING, Feb. 23 (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 100 645.16

Euro 100 784.97

Japanese yen 100 6.1456

Hong Kong dollar 100 83.206

British pound 100 907.91

Australian dollar 100 510.81

New Zealand dollar 100 472.75

Singapore dollar 100 488.44

Swiss franc 100 720.39

Canadian dollar 100 511.70

Malaysian ringgit 62.639 100

Ruble 1,147.15 100

Rand 227.39 100

Korean won 17,209 100

UAE dirham 56.927 100

Saudi riyal 58.131 100

Hungarian forint 4,573.44 100

Polish zloty 57.277 100

Danish krone 94.730 100

Swedish krona 128.16 100

Norwegian krone 131.50 100

Turkish lira 108.773 100

Mexican peso 321.40 100

Thai baht 464.84 100

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.