BEIJING, Dec. 26 (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 100 703.58

Euro 100 827.47

Japanese yen 100 4.4998

Hong Kong dollar 100 90.486

British pound 100 947.67

Australian dollar 100 470.57

New Zealand dollar 100 409.38

Singapore dollar 100 546.55

Swiss franc 100 890.35

Canadian dollar 100 512.92

Pataca 113.82 100

Malaysian ringgit 57.578 100

Ruble 1,114.55 100

Rand 236.95 100

Korean won 20,657 100

UAE dirham 52.37 100

Saudi riyal 53.483 100

Hungarian forint 4,713.24 100

Polish zloty 50.983 100

Danish krone 90.28 100

Swedish krona 130.70 100

Norwegian krone 142.52 100

Turkish lira 611.038 100

Mexican peso 255.51 100

Thai baht 442.89 100

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. ■