BEIJING, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Tuesday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 694.58

Euro 100 825.13

Japanese yen 100 4.4389

Hong Kong dollar 100 88.882

British pound 100 947.95

Australian dollar 100 490.55

New Zealand dollar 100 418.77

Singapore dollar 100 547.62

Swiss franc 100 903.16

Canadian dollar 100 510.71

Pataca 115.97 100

Malaysian ringgit 56.723 100

Ruble 1,113.43 100

Rand 229.31 100

Korean won 21,067 100

UAE dirham 53.025 100

Saudi riyal 54.148 100

Hungarian forint 4,562.25 100

Polish zloty 50.969 100

Danish krone 90.56 100

Swedish krona 128.80 100

Norwegian krone 138.29 100

Turkish lira 629.071 100

Mexican peso 248.07 100

Thai baht 450.17 100

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. ■