BEIJING, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 718.65

Euro 100 759.07

Japanese yen 100 4.8134

Hong Kong dollar 100 92.343

British pound 100 914.62

Australian dollar 100 468.56

New Zealand dollar 100 426.07

Singapore dollar 100 537.68

Swiss franc 100 815.8

Canadian dollar 100 514.29

Pataca 111.6 100

Malaysian ringgit 61.67 100

Ruble 1,471.04 100

Rand 251.2 100

Korean won 19,344 100

UAE dirham 50.962 100

Saudi riyal 52.122 100

Hungarian forint 5,440.38 100

Polish zloty 56.605 100

Danish krone 98.30 100

Swedish krona 151.79 100

Norwegian krone 153.73 100

Turkish lira 481.201 100

Mexican peso 283.31 100

Thai baht 475.98 100

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 rate of the yuan against the Pataca is based on the central parity rate of the yuan against the Hong Kong dollar and the exchange rate of the Pataca against the Hong Kong 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.