BEIJING, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Monday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 695.23

Euro 100 820.46

Japanese yen 100 4.4125

Hong Kong dollar 100 88.969

British pound 100 943.43

Australian dollar 100 487.48

New Zealand dollar 100 417.56

Singapore dollar 100 546.15

Swiss franc 100 893.61

Canadian dollar 100 507.70

Pataca 115.85 100

Malaysian ringgit 56.785 100

Ruble 1,110.83 100

Rand 230.71 100

Korean won 21,092 100

UAE dirham 52.942 100

Saudi riyal 54.056 100

Hungarian forint 4,604.06 100

Polish zloty 51.396 100

Danish krone 91.06 100

Swedish krona 129.82 100

Norwegian krone 139.51 100

Turkish lira 627.756 100

Mexican peso 248.55 100

Thai baht 454.64 100

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. ■