BEIJING, June 6 (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 100 718.45

Euro 100 821.74

Japanese yen 100 5.0019

Hong Kong dollar 100 91.572

British pound 100 974.30

Australian dollar 100 466.94

New Zealand dollar 100 433.43

Singapore dollar 100 558.08

Swiss franc 100 875.63

Canadian dollar 100 524.86

Pataca 112.48 100

Malaysian ringgit 58.879 100

Ruble 1,073.59 100

Rand 246.82 100

Korean won 18,897 100

UAE dirham 51.184 100

Saudi riyal 52.269 100

Hungarian forint 4,907.39 100

Polish zloty 52.08 100

Danish krone 90.80 100

Swedish krona 133.37 100

Norwegian krone 140.32 100

Turkish lira 547.475 100

Mexican peso 266.86 100

Thai baht 454.27 100

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. ■