BEIJING, Jan. 3 (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 100 718.78

Euro 100 742.69

Japanese yen 100 4.6067

Hong Kong dollar 100 92.427

British pound 100 895.71

Australian dollar 100 449.64

New Zealand dollar 100 406.46

Singapore dollar 100 528.17

Swiss franc 100 792.16

Canadian dollar 100 503.02

Pataca 111.51 100

Malaysian ringgit 61.973 100

Ruble 1,569.20 100

Rand 259.42 100

Korean won 20,204 100

UAE dirham 50.75 100

Saudi riyal 51.88 100

Hungarian forint 5,567.34 100

Polish zloty 57.611 100

Danish krone 100.57 100

Swedish krona 154.03 100

Norwegian krone 157.30 100

Turkish lira 488.598 100

Mexican peso 285.47 100

Thai baht 473.04 100

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. ■