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 Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 716.12

Euro 100 783.40

Japanese yen 100 4.8001

Hong Kong dollar 100 91.848

British pound 100 894.65

Australian dollar 100 468.07

New Zealand dollar 100 431.46

Singapore dollar 100 534.29

Swiss franc 100 810.66

Canadian dollar 100 523.87

Malaysian ringgit 65.21 100

Ruble 1,244.85 100

Rand 255.55 100

Korean won 18,036 100

UAE dirham 51.179 100

Saudi riyal 52.264 100

Hungarian forint 4,844.05 100

Polish zloty 56.132 100

Danish krone 95.37 100

Swedish krona 146.63 100

Norwegian krone 150.67 100

Turkish lira 399.55 100

Mexican peso 240.43 100

Thai baht 488.49 100

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.