BEIJING, Aug. 6 (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 100 714.09

Euro 100 827.68

Japanese yen 100 4.849

Hong Kong dollar 100 90.968

British pound 100 951.25

Australian dollar 100 463.13

New Zealand dollar 100 423.18

Singapore dollar 100 555.44

Swiss franc 100 885.58

Canadian dollar 100 519.36

Pataca 113.28 100

Malaysian ringgit 59.06 100

Ruble 1,113.88 100

Rand 250.51 100

Korean won 19,367 100

UAE dirham 51.342 100

Saudi riyal 52.452 100

Hungarian forint 4,810.34 100

Polish zloty 51.716 100

Danish krone 90.17 100

Swedish krona 135.24 100

Norwegian krone 143.39 100

Turkish lira 568.341 100

Mexican peso 262.18 100

Thai baht 451.41 100

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. ■