BEIJING, Dec. 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 100 637.38

Euro 100 720.37

Japanese yen 100 5.6371

Hong Kong dollar 100 81.803

British pound 100 847.66

Australian dollar 100 451.82

New Zealand dollar 100 434.10

Singapore dollar 100 465.61

Swiss franc 100 692.88

Canadian dollar 100 497.27

Malaysian ringgit 66.409 100

Ruble 1,155.62 100

Rand 250.02 100

Korean won 18,462 100

UAE dirham 57.627 100

Saudi riyal 58.86 100

Hungarian forint 5,053.41 100

Polish zloty 63.824 100

Danish krone 103.23 100

Swedish krona 141.99 100

Norwegian krone 142.71 100

Turkish lira 214.959 100

Mexican peso 334.10 100

Thai baht 531.38 100

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.