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 Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 713.39

Euro 100 742.12

Japanese yen 100 5.1435

Hong Kong dollar 100 91.325

British pound 100 863.97

Australian dollar 100 482.21

New Zealand dollar 100 446.07

Singapore dollar 100 518.66

Swiss franc 100 755.92

Canadian dollar 100 534.94

Malaysian ringgit 62.923 100

Ruble 844.47 100

Rand 238.44 100

Korean won 18,629 100

UAE dirham 51.49 100

Saudi riyal 52.68 100

Hungarian forint 5,566.67 100

Polish zloty 63.362 100

Danish krone 100.24 100

Swedish krona 145.83 100

Norwegian krone 139.01 100

Turkish lira 261.093 100

Mexican peso 271.75 100

Thai baht 500.90 100

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.