BEIJING, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 719.96

Euro 100 757.99

Japanese yen 100 4.8384

Hong Kong dollar 100 92.526

British pound 100 913.92

Australian dollar 100 468.06

New Zealand dollar 100 425.99

Singapore dollar 100 537.22

Swiss franc 100 813.83

Canadian dollar 100 514.73

Pataca 111.38 100

Malaysian ringgit 61.693 100

Ruble 1,465.14 100

Rand 251.44 100

Korean won 19,391 100

UAE dirham 50.84 100

Saudi riyal 52.001 100

Hungarian forint 5,467.69 100

Polish zloty 56.508 100

Danish krone 98.45 100

Swedish krona 152.15 100

Norwegian krone 153.61 100

Turkish lira 480.632 100

Mexican peso 282.88 100

Thai baht 476.58 100

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.