BEIJING, Nov. 3 (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 100 717.96

Euro 100 766.12

Japanese yen 100 4.8037

Hong Kong dollar 100 91.746

British pound 100 879.04

Australian dollar 100 464.05

New Zealand dollar 100 426.57

Singapore dollar 100 528.00

Swiss franc 100 794.67

Canadian dollar 100 525.00

Malaysian ringgit 66.261 100

Ruble 1,290.19 100

Rand 255.94 100

Korean won 18,456 100

UAE dirham 51.053 100

Saudi riyal 52.146 100

Hungarian forint 5,017.35 100

Polish zloty 58.431 100

Danish krone 97.88 100

Swedish krona 154.11 100

Norwegian krone 154.92 100

Turkish lira 394.464 100

Mexican peso 244.63 100

Thai baht 497.67 100

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.