BEIJING, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Wednesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 707.96

Euro 100 819.00

Japanese yen 100 4.5347

Hong Kong dollar 100 91.059

British pound 100 932.22

Australian dollar 100 458.12

New Zealand dollar 100 398.23

Singapore dollar 100 544.01

Swiss franc 100 876.62

Canadian dollar 100 502.09

Pataca 113.20 100

Malaysian ringgit 58.329 100

Ruble 1,113.88 100

Rand 243.12 100

Korean won 20,672 100

UAE dirham 51.878 100

Saudi riyal 52.977 100

Hungarian forint 4,659.67 100

Polish zloty 51.535 100

Danish krone 91.20 100

Swedish krona 134.62 100

Norwegian krone 144.46 100

Turkish lira 599.633 100

Mexican peso 259.64 100

Thai baht 455.75 100

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. ■