BEIJING, Nov. 24 (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 100 658.09

Euro 100 779.27

Japanese yen 100 6.2968

Hong Kong dollar 100 84.895

British pound 100 876.95

Australian dollar 100 480.47

New Zealand dollar 100 456.29

Singapore dollar 100 489.71

Swiss franc 100 721.33

Canadian dollar 100 503.41

Malaysian ringgit 62.178 100

Ruble 1,154.64 100

Rand 233.89 100

Korean won 16,903 100

UAE dirham 55.83 100

Saudi riyal 57.006 100

Hungarian forint 4,627.94 100

Polish zloty 57.358 100

Danish krone 95.52 100

Swedish krona 131.06 100

Norwegian krone 137.09 100

Turkish lira 119.774 100

Mexican peso 305.53 100

Thai baht 460.74 100

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.