BEIJING, Nov. 23 (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 100 712.81

Euro 100 734.81

Japanese yen 100 5.0498

Hong Kong dollar 100 91.182

British pound 100 847.64

Australian dollar 100 474.02

New Zealand dollar 100 438.57

Singapore dollar 100 517.45

Swiss franc 100 749.14

Canadian dollar 100 533.30

Malaysian ringgit 64.132 100

Ruble 850.41 100

Rand 242.12 100

Korean won 18,962 100

UAE dirham 51.526 100

Saudi riyal 52.724 100

Hungarian forint 5,529.06 100

Polish zloty 64.053 100

Danish krone 101.22 100

Swedish krona 149.22 100

Norwegian krone 141.74 100

Turkish lira 261.09 100

Mexican peso 272.68 100

Thai baht 506.17 100

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.