BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, against 25 major currencies announced on Thursday by the China Foreign Exchange Trade System:

Currency Unit Central parity rate in yuan

U.S. dollar 100 689.75

Euro 100 790.83

Japanese yen 100 4.3169

Hong Kong dollar 100 88.006

British pound 100 915.04

Australian dollar 100 484.85

New Zealand dollar 100 400.04

Singapore dollar 100 537.34

Swiss franc 100 870.27

Canadian dollar 100 502.20

Pataca 117.09 100

Malaysian ringgit 56.871 100

Ruble 1,214.45 100

Rand 246.31 100

Korean won 21,779 100

UAE dirham 53.255 100

Saudi riyal 54.434 100

Hungarian forint 4,976.25 100

Polish zloty 54.049 100

Danish krone 94.51 100

Swedish krona 136.34 100

Norwegian krone 139.25 100

Turkish lira 642.504 100

Mexican peso 258.91 100

Thai baht 475.87 100

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. ■