BEIJING, July 2 -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 11 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trading System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 611.71

Euro 100 677.04

Japanese yen 100 4.9762

Hong Kong dollar 100 78.906

British pound 100 956.89

Australian dollar 100 468.80

New Zealand dollar 100 411.54

Singapore dollar 100 453.84

Canadian dollar 100 485.57

Malaysian ringgit 60.720 100

Ruble 902.97 100

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 rates of the yuan against the Hong Kong dollar and Canadian dollar are based on the central parity rate of the yuan against the U.S. dollar and the exchange rates of the four currencies 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 euro, British pound, Japanese yen, Australian dollar, Singapore dollar, New Zealand dollar, Malaysian ringgit and ruble are based on the average prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank foreign exchange market.