BEIJING, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 707.79

Euro 100 820.56

Japanese yen 100 4.5267

Hong Kong dollar 100 90.998

British pound 100 936.71

Australian dollar 100 461.34

New Zealand dollar 100 403.39

Singapore dollar 100 545.65

Swiss franc 100 880.05

Canadian dollar 100 503.78

Pataca 113.27 100

Malaysian ringgit 58.449 100

Ruble 1,110.02 100

Rand 242.29 100

Korean won 20,770 100

UAE dirham 51.93 100

Saudi riyal 53.028 100

Hungarian forint 4,655.95 100

Polish zloty 51.584 100

Danish krone 91.02 100

Swedish krona 134.18 100

Norwegian krone 144.19 100

Turkish lira 600.101 100

Mexican peso 259.31 100

Thai baht 455.38 100

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. ■