BEIJING, Nov. 20 (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 100 657.86

Euro 100 780.64

Japanese yen 100 6.3352

Hong Kong dollar 100 84.849

British pound 100 871.69

Australian dollar 100 478.62

New Zealand dollar 100 454.48

Singapore dollar 100 488.96

Swiss franc 100 722.19

Canadian dollar 100 502.99

Malaysian ringgit 62.292 100

Ruble 1,155.13 100

Rand 234.40 100

Korean won 16,941 100

UAE dirham 55.837 100

Saudi riyal 57.017 100

Hungarian forint 4,599.05 100

Polish zloty 57.221 100

Danish krone 95.42 100

Swedish krona 130.77 100

Norwegian krone 136.95 100

Turkish lira 114.838 100

Mexican peso 307.60 100

Thai baht 461.89 100

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.