BEIJING, Jan. 24 (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 100 717.05

Euro 100 750.62

Japanese yen 100 4.6337

Hong Kong dollar 100 92.044

British pound 100 890.11

Australian dollar 100 453.62

New Zealand dollar 100 410.63

Singapore dollar 100 531.78

Swiss franc 100 793.15

Canadian dollar 100 501.95

Pataca 111.96 100

Malaysian ringgit 61.616 100

Ruble 1,371.62 100

Rand 257.15 100

Korean won 19,824 100

UAE dirham 50.928 100

Saudi riyal 52.015 100

Hungarian forint 5,463.11 100

Polish zloty 56.147 100

Danish krone 99.49 100

Swedish krona 152.63 100

Norwegian krone 156.41 100

Turkish lira 494.118 100

Mexican peso 283.15 100

Thai baht 469.25 100

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. ■