BEIJING, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 24 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 703.84

Euro 100 741.91

Japanese yen 100 5.232

Hong Kong dollar 100 90.453

British pound 100 864.81

Australian dollar 100 478.88

New Zealand dollar 100 450.31

Singapore dollar 100 520.60

Swiss franc 100 750.73

Canadian dollar 100 522.86

Malaysian ringgit 62.312 100

Ruble 876.91 100

Rand 246.36 100

Korean won 18,473 100

UAE dirham 52.175 100

Saudi riyal 53.395 100

Hungarian forint 5,516.48 100

Polish zloty 63.005 100

Danish krone 100.25 100

Swedish krona 146.65 100

Norwegian krone 138.67 100

Turkish lira 264.692 100

Mexican peso 275.34 100

Thai baht 493.09 100

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.