BEIJING, Nov. 1 (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 100 717.78

Euro 100 763.99

Japanese yen 100 4.7861

Hong Kong dollar 100 91.727

British pound 100 878.14

Australian dollar 100 458.84

New Zealand dollar 100 421.34

Singapore dollar 100 526.93

Swiss franc 100 794.47

Canadian dollar 100 521.43

Malaysian ringgit 66.376 100

Ruble 1,287.95 100

Rand 258.71 100

Korean won 18,639 100

UAE dirham 50.931 100

Saudi riyal 52.021 100

Hungarian forint 5,033.14 100

Polish zloty 58.651 100

Danish krone 98.06 100

Swedish krona 154.67 100

Norwegian krone 154.82 100

Turkish lira 392.521 100

Mexican peso 251.56 100

Thai baht 497.80 100

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.