BEIJING, Jan. 21 (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 100 717.03

Euro 100 750.02

Japanese yen 100 4.655

Hong Kong dollar 100 92.129

British pound 100 888.8

Australian dollar 100 452.38

New Zealand dollar 100 410

Singapore dollar 100 532.29

Swiss franc 100 794.86

Canadian dollar 100 504.98

Pataca 111.86 100

Malaysian ringgit 61.883 100

Ruble 1,384.4 100

Rand 256.99 100

Korean won 19,874 100

UAE dirham 50.888 100

Saudi riyal 51.983 100

Hungarian forint 5,466.6 100

Polish zloty 56.542 100

Danish krone 99.74 100

Swedish krona 152.91 100

Norwegian krone 157.01 100

Turkish lira 492.189 100

Mexican peso 284.43 100

Thai baht 471.35 100

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. ■