BEIJINGtedmegawaysslot, Augtedmegawaysslot. 2 (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 100 713.76

Euro 100 772.46

Japanese yen 100 4.8075

Hong Kong dollar 100 91.343

British pound 100 912.08

Australian dollar 100 465.94

New Zealand dollar 100 426.53

Singapore dollar 100 535.08

Swiss franc 100 819.15

Canadian dollar 100 516.61

Pataca 112.81 100

Malaysian ringgit 63.951 100

Ruble 1,191.12 100

Rand 255.82 100

Korean won 19,101 100

UAE dirham 51.333 100

Saudi riyal 52.447 100

Hungarian forint 5,148.43 100

Polish zloty 55.891 100

Danish krone 96.90 100

Swedish krona 149.80 100

Norwegian krone 152.94 100

Turkish lira 463.361 100

Mexican peso 265.00 100

Thai baht 494.95 100

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.■