BEIJING, Jan. 25 (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 100 634.18

Euro 100 718.01

Japanese yen 100 5.5605

Hong Kong dollar 100 81.453

British pound 100 855.04

Australian dollar 100 453.26

New Zealand dollar 100 424.73

Singapore dollar 100 471.27

Swiss franc 100 693.63

Canadian dollar 100 501.88

Malaysian ringgit 66.06 100

Ruble 1,240.57 100

Rand 240.66 100

Korean won 18,869 100

UAE dirham 57.922 100

Saudi riyal 59.156 100

Hungarian forint 5,030.41 100

Polish zloty 63.565 100

Danish krone 103.67 100

Swedish krona 146.08 100

Norwegian krone 141.52 100

Turkish lira 212.352 100

Mexican peso 324.52 100

Thai baht 520.40 100

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.