BEIJING, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 657.49

Euro 100 782.08

Japanese yen 100 6.29

Hong Kong dollar 100 84.82

British pound 100 878.49

Australian dollar 100 484.19

New Zealand dollar 100 458.78

Singapore dollar 100 490.06

Swiss franc 100 721.69

Canadian dollar 100 505.92

Malaysian ringgit 62.14 100

Ruble 1,146.05 100

Rand 231.09 100

Korean won 16,869 100

UAE dirham 55.863 100

Saudi riyal 57.039 100

Hungarian forint 4,611.89 100

Polish zloty 57.061 100

Danish krone 95.16 100

Swedish krona 129.90 100

Norwegian krone 135.34 100

Turkish lira 121.65 100

Mexican peso 304.51 100

Thai baht 461.41 100

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.