BEIJING, July 17 -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 11 major currencies announced on Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trading System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 611.92

Euro 100 667.27

Japanese yen 100 4.9449

Hong Kong dollar 100 78.948

British pound 100 957.30

Australian dollar 100 454.55

New Zealand dollar 100 400.11

Singapore dollar 100 449.43

Canadian dollar 100 471.72

Malaysian ringgit 61.347 100

Ruble 920.04 100

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.