BEIJING, Nov. 10 (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 100 717.71

Euro 100 769.17

Japanese yen 100 4.7744

Hong Kong dollar 100 91.928

British pound 100 881.53

Australian dollar 100 459.61

New Zealand dollar 100 426.27

Singapore dollar 100 529.64

Swiss franc 100 798.91

Canadian dollar 100 522.81

Malaysian ringgit 65.494 100

Ruble 1,270.10 100

Rand 259.24 100

Korean won 18,158 100

UAE dirham 50.985 100

Saudi riyal 52.069 100

Hungarian forint 4,946.57 100

Polish zloty 57.889 100

Danish krone 97.21 100

Swedish krona 151.45 100

Norwegian krone 155.62 100

Turkish lira 395.943 100

Mexican peso 247.94 100

Thai baht 493.55 100

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.