BEIJING, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Friday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 709.28

Euro 100 824.86

Japanese yen 100 4.6595

Hong Kong dollar 100 91.266

British pound 100 946.72

Australian dollar 100 462.66

New Zealand dollar 100 408.97

Singapore dollar 100 547.1

Swiss franc 100 892.96

Canadian dollar 100 507.77

Pataca 112.92 100

Malaysian ringgit 59.477 100

Ruble 1,142.31 100

Rand 244.06 100

Korean won 20,189 100

UAE dirham 51.706 100

Saudi riyal 52.794 100

Hungarian forint 4,727.95 100

Polish zloty 51.263 100

Danish krone 90.55 100

Swedish krona 132.06 100

Norwegian krone 140.34 100

Turkish lira 590.915 100

Mexican peso 259.09 100

Thai baht 461.24 100

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. ■