BEIJING, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) — The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 717.76

Euro 100 772.30

Japanese yen 100 4.8118

Hong Kong dollar 100 91.766

British pound 100 889.49

Australian dollar 100 468.26

New Zealand dollar 100 431.10

Singapore dollar 100 532.67

Swiss franc 100 801.43

Canadian dollar 100 526.40

Malaysian ringgit 64.799 100

Ruble 1,279.48 100

Rand 254.50 100

Korean won 18,006 100

UAE dirham 51.092 100

Saudi riyal 52.184 100

Hungarian forint 4,936.36 100

Polish zloty 57.995 100

Danish krone 96.88 100

Swedish krona 151.49 100

Norwegian krone 153.51 100

Turkish lira 395.585 100

Mexican peso 244.74 100

Thai baht 491.55 100

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.