BEIJING, Aug. 21 (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 100 712.87

Euro 100 832.87

Japanese yen 100 4.8535

Hong Kong dollar 100 91.254

British pound 100 962.37

Australian dollar 100 460.04

New Zealand dollar 100 416.86

Singapore dollar 100 556.38

Swiss franc 100 888.84

Canadian dollar 100 515.47

Pataca 112.93 100

Malaysian ringgit 59.088 100

Ruble 1,122.29 100

Rand 247.43 100

Korean won 19,505 100

UAE dirham 51.341 100

Saudi riyal 52.463 100

Hungarian forint 4,734.96 100

Polish zloty 50.977 100

Danish krone 89.63 100

Swedish krona 134.09 100

Norwegian krone 143.15 100

Turkish lira 571.813 100

Mexican peso 262.64 100

Thai baht 454.55 100

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. ■