BEIJING, July 25 (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 100 714.19

Euro 100 840.01

Japanese yen 100 4.8621

Hong Kong dollar 100 90.983

British pound 100 965.65

Australian dollar 100 471.58

New Zealand dollar 100 431.77

Singapore dollar 100 559.49

Swiss franc 100 899.06

Canadian dollar 100 524.07

Pataca 113.29 100

Malaysian ringgit 58.97 100

Ruble 1,111.95 100

Rand 246.58 100

Korean won 19,201 100

UAE dirham 51.364 100

Saudi riyal 52.467 100

Hungarian forint 4,728.97 100

Polish zloty 50.66 100

Danish krone 88.84 100

Swedish krona 133.30 100

Norwegian krone 141.56 100

Turkish lira 566.898 100

Mexican peso 259.50 100

Thai baht 451.12 100

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. ■